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It's been nearly four years since Alabama was an underdog.
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According to data provided by SportsBetting.ag, the Crimson Tide have been favored in 54 consecutive games going in to the 2019 regular season. This is the longest streak in the nation and it will extend to 55 games on Saturday.
During the streak, which includes the postseason, Alabama has been a double-digit favorite in 44 of the 55 games. Nick Saban's squad is a 35-point favorite versus Duke in Week 1 (opening spread was 30.5).
The last time Alabama wasn't favored was October 3, 2015, when it was a 1.5-point underdog at Georgia. Prior to that, the Tide had been favored in 72 straight games so they've been favored in 126 of their last 127 games.
During the current streak, the team is 30-24 against the spread. Oddsmakers project that Alabama will be at least a 7-point favorite in every regular season game this year.
"A $10 bettor would be up $36 dollars had you bet on Alabama at standard juice every game during this streak, so it hasn't exactly been a wildly profitable system," said Adam Burns, head linesman at SportsBetting.ag. "The Tide are going to be massive favorites, and inflated favorites, in most games again this season so there usually isn't a lot of value backing them."
The five most profitable teams from a betting standpoint over the last five years are:
1. UAB 25-13 ATS
2. Temple 41-24 ATS
3. Utah 39-26 ATS
4. Lousiana Tech 39-27 ATS
5. Fresno State 37-26 ATS
While Alabama is a constant favorite, the Tide aren't generating the most amount of action to take home the title this year, according to the site. The defending champs, Clemson, has seen the most amount of money, followed by Georgia.
CFP Championship highest percentage of money wagered:
Clemson - 11 percent
Georgia - 10 percent
Alabama - 9 percent
Texas - 6 percent
Oklahoma - 5 percent
Trevor Lawrence makes up a quarter of the action in the Heisman Trophy odds. Not suprirsingly, the top 5 money-getters are quarterbacks.
Heisman Trophy highest percentage of money wagered:
Trevor Lawrence - 25 percent
Tua Tagovailoa - 13 percent
Jake Fromm - 9 percent
Justin Herbert - 7 percent
Jalen Hurts - 6 percent
Most bet win total overs:
Alabama - over 11
Utah - over 6.5
Virginia - over 7.5
Most bet win total unders:
West Virginia - under 5.5
Purdue - under 7
Vanderbilt - under 5.5
National Championship Odds
Clemson 5/2
Alabama 3/1
Georgia 7/1
Oklahoma 10/1
Michigan 10/1
Ohio State 12/1
Texas 20/1
LSU 25/1
Florida 33/1
Utah 33/1
Oregon 33/1
Washington 33/1
Notre Dame 40/1
Auburn 50/1
Texas A&M 50/1
Penn State 50/1
Nebraska 66/1
Miami 80/1
Wisconsin 80/1
Mississippi State 100/1
USC 100/1
TCU 100/1
Stanford 100/1
Michigan State 100/1
Virginia Tech 150/1
Iowa 150/1
Florida State 150/1
Syracuse 150/1
Washington State 150/1
Baylor 150/1
Memphis 150/1
UCLA 150/1
Virginia 150/1
Missouri 200/1
Army 250/1
UCF 250/1
Kentucky 250/1
Iowa State 250/1
Purdue 250/1
SMU 250/1
South Florida 250/1
Northwestern 250/1
Utah State 250/1
Temple 500/1
North Texas 500/1
Northern Illinois 500/1
Western Michigan 500/1
Marshall 500/1
Hawaii 500/1
Buffalo 500/1
Wyoming 500/1
UAB 500/1
