No. 4 Oklahoma (12-1) and No. 1 LSU (13-0) are set for the College Football Playoff at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
The Sooners opened up as underdogs for the first time all season. The line opened up at LSU by 10, 10.5 and 11 points at most sports books across the country. It shot up quickly to 13.5 and stayed there for the majority of the last couple weeks.
Saturday morning, the line moved down to LSU as 13 point favorites.. With kickoff approaching, the line has dropped more and the Sooners are settling in as 12.5-point underdogs, according to BetMGM.
Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Dec. 28 at 3 p.m. ET.
Oklahoma isn’t an underdog often, but when the Sooners have been, they’ve been quite good against the spread and in the final outcome.
In the 12 games as double-digit favorites, Oklahoma has a 4-8 record and is 6-6 against the spread.
Last 30 games OU has been an underdog (Dec. 29, 2018-Oct. 28, 2000), the Sooners are 15-15 overall and 18-11-1 against the spread.#Sooners (credit: @OddsShark database)
— Kegan Reneau (@KeganReneau) December 9, 2019
The game total is set at 75.5, which BetMGM has with -115 juice, meaning they like that number where its at.
BetMGM also has the first-half spread as the Sooners as 7.5-point underdogs. On the other side, LSU is -589 favorites on the money line for the game.
Oklahoma and LSU will kickoff the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN.
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