There wasn’t much of a surprise Sunday morning as to which teams would get named to the College Football Playoff as LSU, Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma were selected. The top two teams in the eyes of the playoff committee are also the two best teams in eyes of the casinos to advance to the National Championship.
No. 1 LSU opened as a more than touchdown favorite (-9.5) against No. 4 Oklahoma with the line already seeing some early movement. No. 2 Ohio State opened as one-point (-1) favorite against No. 3 Clemson.
The Tigers enter the playoff 13–0 for the first time since 2011, having knocked off all four of their prime SEC foes—Alabama, Auburn, Florida and Georgia.