A surge of money from influential bettors came in on the underdog Washington this week, driving the point spread down ahead of Saturday's semifinal showdown with Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
The Crimson Tide had been favored by as much as 17 points over the Huskies in recent weeks. But as of Friday morning, the line had shrunk to Alabama as a 13.5-point favorite, with multiple sportsbooks reporting sharp action on Washington.
Since Tuesday, Las Vegas sportsbook operator CG Technology had taken six times as much money on Washington as it had on Alabama.