Welcome to the primary iteration of PFF’s Faculty Soccer Playoff market replace.
This text will clarify the components that drive line actions in betting markets, serving to you assess whether or not a change is an overreaction or underreaction to those market influences.
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We’ll additionally present an replace for every bowl sport, the place market dynamics differ considerably and are largely influenced by switch portal entries, participant opt-outs and training modifications.
The primary spherical of the playoff is exclusive because it presents a coveted home-field benefit for the upper seeds.
INDIANA (No. 8) VS NOTRE DAME (No. 5)
| Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | ND -7.5 | ND -7.5 |
| Whole | 53.5 | 50.5 |
Unfold: There hasn’t been a lot motion on the unfold. After opening at 7.5, a number of books briefly moved it to eight, but it surely was rapidly wager again down. Most books at the moment checklist it at 7.5.
Whole: Inside 10 minutes of opening, this whole was on the transfer down and was a full 2 factors decrease after half an hour of betting. The following day, it dropped one other level to the place it at the moment sits at 50.5. There are nonetheless a number of 51s on the market.
Nationwide Championship Odds: Indiana +4000 | Notre Dame +700
SMU (No. 10) VS. PENN STATE (No. 4)
| Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | PSU -7.5 | PSU – 8.5 |
| Whole | 53.5 | 54 |
Unfold: The preliminary motion favored Penn State, pushing the road to eight.5. Assist for SMU at 8.5 induced it to bounce between 8 and eight.5 all through the week. Finally, 8.5 held, and a few books at the moment are itemizing 9.
Whole: There’s been slight help for the over, nudging the whole up by half a degree to 54 at most market-making books. Nonetheless, 53.5 remains to be obtainable at some spots.
Purchase/Promote: As I outlined right here, I’m on Penn State -8 and nonetheless prefer it at its present variety of -8.5. I anticipate the Nittany Lions’ line of defense to take management on this sport. I’m additionally on Penn State -4.5 within the first half, the place home-field benefit is at its peak.
Nationwide Championship Odds: SMU +4000 | Penn State +500
CLEMSON (No. 16) VS. TEXAS (No. 3)
| Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | TEX -11.5 | TEX -11 |
| Whole | 54.5 | 51.5 |
Unfold: There’s been loads of differing opinions on the Spherical 1 sport with the very best unfold, as you possibly can nonetheless get anyplace between 10.5 and 11.5 extensively obtainable out there. Total, the market is leaning nearer towards the ten.5 facet of that equation in favor of Clemson.
Whole: This sport options one other whole that slid down a number of factors from the opener. This was additionally on the transfer down shortly after opening. You may nonetheless discover some 52s at sure books, however I don’t anticipate them to final for much longer.
Nationwide Championship Odds: Clemson +6000 | Texas +360
TENNESSEE (No. 7) VS. OHIO STATE (No. 6)
| Opener | Present Line | |
| Unfold | OSU -7.5 | OSU -7.5 |
| Whole | 47.5 | 47 |
Unfold: There was gradual help on Tennessee, rising the juice on the 7.5. We’re now seeing a number of books transfer to the important thing variety of 7.
Whole: We’ve seen a slight transfer all the way down to 47 from the opening 47.5. A couple of books have taken it all the way down to 46.5.
Purchase/Promote: In case you missed it, I’m on Tennesse +7.5 in a sport the place I’m backing my thesis that the SEC is at the moment underrated out there relative to the Huge Ten.
Nationwide Championship Odds: Tennessee +2500 | Ohio State +500
