Bettors behind Alabama to make CFP field

Bookmakers are adjusting the odds for making the 12-team playoff field with a surge of support for a familiar postseason power.Alabama is running to the front of the futures pool for teams to make the College Football Playoff 12-team field when it’s announced Sunday afternoon as part of a bowl selection broadcast.Conference champions from the top five leagues and seven at-large teams are granted spots in the first 12-team playoff, which begins Dec. 20.The Crimson Tide are receiving more than 85 percent of the total bets in the market at FanDuel and more than 92 percent of the action at ESPNBet.Alabama also has +1500 national championship odds at FanDuel and BetMGM, ahead of Tennessee (+1800), SMU (+3200), Indiana (+4000) and Arizona State (+8000).The national title favorites as of Tuesday morning were Oregon (+350), Texas (+380), Ohio State (+400) and Georgia (+550).

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