- There is an 8-point spread in favor of Ohio State in the National Championship.
- The point total between Notre Dame and Ohio State is 46.
ATLANTA – Before betting on Ohio State and Notre Dame in the College Football National Championship, one way to do research before betting is through betting trends, whether historic or current.
Ohio State Vs. Notre Dame
- Moneyline: Ohio State (-370) vs. Ohio State (+285)
- Spread: Ohio State -8 (-115)
- Total: 46
While a large spread is set on college football prop betting sites, trends suggest that it is set just right. As far as the point total goes, oddsmakers might be off with this one based on recent championship games.
National Championship Historic Trends
Since the start of the College Football Playoff era in 2014, seven of ten National Championship games have been decided by 8+ points. That trend has been riding in the last six games.
Getting even more specific with that trend, in the three championship games that a Big 10 team has been in, they’ve all been decided by at least 18 points with the Big 10 team winning two of them.
On the point total, while nothing is a sure thing, every game since the CFP inception has gone over a 46 point total on college football sportsbooks. In fact, on six occasions in those 10 games has a team scored 40+ points in the game.
Ohio State Vs. Notre Dame Betting Trends
Both teams have performed decent against the spread this season. Notre Dame specifically, led the country ATS with a 12-2-1 record and covered and won in both games that they were an underdog this season.
Ohio State is 9-6 ATS on the year, however, they’ve done well with a 10-point spread or less going 5-1 ATS in that scenario.
All time, Ohio State and Notre Dame have met eight times and Ohio State leads the series 6-2 winning each of their last six meetings against them. They’ve covered an 8-point spread against Notre Dame in five of their six wins over them also.
