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Alabama opens as an underdog to Georgia in CFP National Championship

Nick Saban’s ultimate motivation card is about to happen.

Alabama handled Georgia in the SEC Championship Game and dominated Cincinnati in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

The Crimson Tide is heading back to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, and it has a rematch with the Bulldogs. Michigan suffered an 11-34 loss to Georgia in the Orange Bowl as the Bulldogs stifled the Wolverines.

Alabama is the SEC Champion and reigning national champion, but it opens as a 2.5-point underdog to Georgia per several betting sites. The Tide was a 6.5-point underdog in the SEC Championship matchup, but it defeated the Bulldogs by 17 points.