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No. 1 Michigan installed as betting favorite to win CFP championship

Top-ranked Michigan has been installed as the betting favorite over Washington in a battle of unbeatens in the College Football Playoff national championship game.

The Wolverines opened as 5-point favorites at sportsbook ESPN BET with the over/under total at 55.5.

The line on the title game at DraftKings opened at Michigan -4.5, while other U.S. sportsbooks made the Wolverines 3.5-point favorites over the Huskies.

The Wolverines (14-0) outlasted Alabama 27-20 in an overtime thriller in the Rose Bowl to advance to their first CFP title game. The Huskies (14-0) hung on to upset Texas 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl and reach next week's championship game, which will be the first without an SEC team since 2014.