The conference championship games and made for some riveting viewing over the weekend.
Following Saturday’s games, the 12-team bracket was revealed, with games beginning Dec. 19.
Here’s a look at how things played out from a sports betting perspective:
Trends of the Week
It wasn’t a good NFL Sunday for the favorites at the BetMGM — they went 6-6 straight up. That included some big upsets, including an 8.5-point underdog winning outright.
The Bears-Packers divisional matchup was the most bet game in terms of number of bets, and Chicago (+6.5) was the most bet team in terms of number of bets. with a late touchdown.
In college football, Georgia was a 1.5-point favorite against Alabama in the SEC championship and rolled to . The Bulldogs took in 74% of the bets and 41% of the money.
Upsets of the Week
In the Big Ten championship, in a game in which the Hoosiers were four-point underdogs. Ohio State was the most bet team on Saturday, both in terms of the number of bets and money.
New Orleans (+8.5) was the second-biggest underdog in the NFL on Sunday, and they . The Saints took in just 33% of the bets and 22% of the money.
Another upset in the NFL on Sunday was . Pittsburgh took in 50% of the bets and 43% of the money.
Finally, on Sunday Night Football, a game in which they were 4.5-point underdogs. Houston took in 51% of the bets and 50% of the money.
Coming Up
With the , the matchups and spreads for the opening round games are:
— Alabama (-1.5) at Oklahoma
— Miami at Texas A&M (-3.5)
— Tulane at Mississippi (-16.5)
— James Madison at Oregon (-20.5)
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This column was provided to The Associated Press by BetMGM online sportsbook.
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