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Vegas books taking more bets on Clemson than favored Alabama

The betting public has fallen for the underdog in Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T.

Heading into Monday, more money had been bet on Clemson at Las Vegas sportsbooks than has been bet on favored Alabama -- significantly more at some shops.

The Crimson Tide were favored by 6.5 points at most sportsbooks and listed as better than 1-2 favorites to beat the Tigers for a second straight season and repeat as national champions.

The William Hill Nevada sportsbook took a $100,000 bet on Clemson as a 6.5-point underdog Saturday and had taken 3 1/2 times as much on the Tigers as it had taken on Alabama as of Sunday afternoon.