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College Football Playoff betting: Georgia opens as a favorite over Alabama ahead of national title game

Alabama is an underdog to Georgia again.

The Bulldogs open as 2.5-point favorites at BetMGM over the Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Jan. 10. Georgia beat Michigan 34-11 in the Orange Bowl on Friday night after Alabama beat Cincinnati 27-6 in the Cotton Bowl.

Alabama beat Georgia 41-24 in the SEC championship game on Dec. 4. Georgia entered that game as a 6.5-point favorite as Alabama was an underdog for just the third time since 2008.

The Crimson Tide have won all three games straight up as an underdog too.