Georgia remained the favorite against Ohio State in Saturday’s second College Football Playoff semifinal, but the point spread was moving toward the underdog Buckeyes on reports of big wagers by influential bettors. Multiple sportsbooks reported taking bets on Ohio State from professional bettors Friday, causing the line to move from Georgia -6.5 to -6 across the betting market. The line moved down to Georgia -5.5 on Saturday morning. In the other CFP semifinal, Michigan was holding as a 7.5-point favorite over TCU. The Ohio State-Georgia game had attracted twice as much money wagered as TCU-Michigan at Caesars Sportsbook. The line opened as high as Georgia -7 when the matchup was announced in early December but quickly ticked down to -6.5, where it stayed until Friday. The early betting action had been lopsided on the undefeated Bulldogs, who had attracted more than 80% of the point-spread bets at Caesars Sportsbook as…
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