Washington vs Michigan Betting Trends – See How the Public is Betting the National Championship
by Robert Duff in College Football
Updated Jan 7, 2024 · 4:32 PM PST
Jan 6, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9) passes the ball during a practice session before the College Football Playoff national championship game against the Michigan Wolverines at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsSpread support is soldily with the underdog #2 Washington Huskies over the favored #1 Michigan Wolverines in the college football public betting splits on the Monday, Jan. 8 CFP national championship gameMoneyline handle is backing the Huskies, while bets are supporting the WolverinesMichigan is set as 5-point favorites over Washington
Monday’s CFP title game between the #1 Michigan Wolverines (14-0, 8-5-1 ATS) and #2 Washington Huskies (14-0, 7-6-1 ATS) will not only be settling the national championship, it will be breaking the tie in bowl game results between the two schools.
The Huskies and Wolverines have played four times in bowl games, and each school is displaying two victories from those contests.
It’s the Wolverines who are set as 5-point favorites to take this tilt in the Washington vs Michigan odds. However, the betting public isn’t as decisive on the outcome as the oddsmakers.
In the college football public betting splits, it’s the underdog Huskies who are getting the majority of the action. As far as the moneyline is concerned, the handle is leaning to the Huskies, while bettors are going with the favored Wolverines.
The total is set at 56.5 points and the people are leaning into the over on both the handle and bets.
Let’s take a deeper look into what the numbers are showing in the NCAA public betting trends for the Wolverinees vs Huskies national championship game as of Sunday afternoon.
Washington vs Michigan Betting Percentages
| Team | Spread | ATS Handle% | ATS Bet% | Total Points | O/U Handle% | O/U Bet% | Moneyline | ML Handle% | ML Bet% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Huskies | +5 | 69% | 54% | 56.5 | 71% | 62% | +170 | 86% | 9% |
| Michigan Wolverines | -5 | 31% | 46% | 56.5 | 29% | 38% | -200 | 14% | 91% |
The Wolverines are -200 moneyline favorites in the Washington vs Michigan picks, giving them a 66.67% implied win probability. Both the Huskies and Wolverines will be playing in the Big Ten next season following conference realignment.
Kickoff for this game at NRG Stadium on Monday, January 8, is set for 7:30pm ET. The broadcast is being carried by ABC and ESPN.
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Spread Bettors Leaning To Huskies
The people seem to think that giving Washington QB Michael Penix Jr a 5-point head start is too much of an ask. The Huskies are getting 69% of handle and 54% of bets in the public spread splits.
The uniforms for the National Championship have been set — Michigan in all blue and Washington in all white 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ERB12bx6ZQ
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) January 7, 2024
Washington is 2-1 against the spread in the past three games against Michigan. Interestingly, both schools are 2-0 ATS this season when playing a neutral-site game. The Huskies are 4-2 ATS in their last six games. They’re also 5-0 ATS in the last five games in which they took the field as the underdog.
The Wolverines are 8-2 ATS over the past 10 games this season after launching the season 0-3-1 ATS. Of concern, though, is the fact that Michigan is 2-11 ATS in the last 13 games when facing an opponent from the Pac-12.
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Dramatic Disaparity On Moneyline
There might be unity among the people on the spread, but when it comes to the moneyline, the disparity couldn’t be much wider. In the moneyline splits, handle is going 86% on the underdog Huskies. On the other hand, there’s 91% of moneyline bets backing the favored Wolverines.
Washington is 21-0 straight up over the school’s past 21 games. The Huskies last tasted defeat on Oct. 8, 2022, a 45-38 loss at Arizona State.
Last time Blake Corum and Michigan played against Washington 🔥
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— JD 〽️ (@MGoJDBlue) January 2, 2024
Michigan has been favored in all 14 games this season and won every one of them. The Wolverines are 30-1 SU in the last 31 games in which they’ve kicked off as the betting choice.
The Huskies’ most recent loss to a Big Ten school was on Sept. 11, 2021. They fell 31-10 at Michigan as 6.5-point away underdogs.
Total Action Going All In On Over
Public bettors are thinking over, even with a high total of 56.5 points set for this game. It’s generating 71% of handle and 62% of bets in the public total splits. Both Washington and Michigan’s CFP semifinal games hit the over.
Michigan is 8-2 on the over in the past 10 games. After going under in each of the first three games this season set with a total of 50+ points, the Wolverines have hit the over the last two times when facing that scenario.
The total has exceeded 50 points in 13 of Washington’s 14 games this season. The Huskies are 6-7 on the total in those games.
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