For the fourth consecutive season, the Clemson Tigers (14-0) are squaring off against the Alabama Crimson Tide (14-0) in the College Football Playoff. And for the third time during that stretch, Clemson is listed as an underdog versus Alabama with the national championship on the line, although this is the first time both schools are undefeated.
The second-seeded Tigers are sitting as 5.5-point underdogs on the college football odds at most sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com after the top-seeded Crimson Tide had opened between -6 and -6.5 following the two national semifinal games last Saturday.
Clemson dominated the third-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a 30-3 rout before Alabama knocked off the fourth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners 45-34 to set up their fourth straight CFP meeting.