AS Clemson Celebrates, Vegas Favors Bama As Next Year’s Winner

Breitbart ^ | 1-10-2017

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Breitbart Sports
January 10, 2017

The Clemson Tigers roared back from multiple deficits to roll back the Alabama Crimson Tide 35-31 last night. As Clemson celebrates avenging its loss from last year’s title game, Vegas anticipates another victory from Alabama in next year’s national championship. Well, the bookies actually favor the field over the Tide but the odds, in which bettors more than triple their money on an Alabama title, show that they prefer the pride of Tuscaloosa over any other team.

Oddsmakers installed the Crimson Tide as the favorite to win the BCS National Championship next season. The bookies don’t expect big things from Army, Air Force, or Wyoming. Here’s the way Sportsbook.ag sees it:
Alabama 13/4
Florida State 8/1
Ohio State 17/2
Oklahoma 17/2
USC 17/2
LSU 14/1
Louisville 14/1
Michigan 14/1
Clemson 20/1
Texas 28/1
Auburn 35/1
Oklahoma State 35/1
Penn State 35/1

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"They can say what they want. I am in Clemson just sitting on the dock by the lake, watching the tide roll away......"

Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay

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"We were joking at work yesterday that Clemson’s QB ‘couldn’t possibly be that good’ and the proof will be that the Cleveland Browns will draft him. It’s where good college QB’s go to die."

Earlier, I cast my vote for Lamar Jackson for the Heisman, after the Bama game, I'd vote for Watson.

[Dr. Ursus]

Bad news- I’m the starting quarterback for the Browns. Good news- I’ m a millionaire.

[dfwgator]

The SEC East has been a joke for the past few years.

[SomeCallMeTim]

Earlier, I cast my vote for Lamar Jackson for the Heisman, after the Bama game, I'd vote for Watson.

Meh... lots of Heisman votes over the years would have been changed, in hindsight. You have to vote based on the evidence you HAVE. At that time, you made the right decision.

People tried to discount Jackson's season because of the loss to Kentucky, and specifically, his fumble that sealed it. But, that loss was NEVER an upset in my eyes. And, that fumble was as CLOSE a call as you'll ever see. It was actually a heck of a play he was making... that just ended badly, BARELY.

The REAL crime was: D'ontae Foreman not even being a Finalist, when he had more yards and TD's the previous year's winner, Derrick Henry.

[NKP_Vet]

The ACC in football is Clemson and Florida State. I was born and raised in NC. Been a follower of the ACC all my life. It’s basketball and Florida State primarily in football, an SEC member for years. Clemson in the last few years has had a good program. No team in the ACC will ever get to the BCS final four but Florida State or Clemson.