Will Waddle play? Prop bets for the ‘Bama-Ohio State CFP title game
Jan 11, 2021, 8:20 AM
Jaylen Waddle #17 of the Alabama Crimson Tide pulls in this touchdown reception against Javaris Davis #13 of the Auburn Tigers at Jordan Hare Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Don’t have a horse in the race for the College Football Playoff Championship between Ohio State and Alabama? Worry not.
There are ways to get invested, and if you’re willing to put money behind it, some wacky ones at that.
It starts with potential first-round draft pick Jaylen Waddle. The Alabama receiver has missed the last seven games with an ankle injury and is considered a game-time decision to play. Odds are with him that he’ll step onto the Hard Rock Stadium field in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Bettors can also put money on which word, Heisman or Lawrence (as in Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence), will be said first in the broadcast. Or whether Clemson coach Dabo Swinney’s or former Ohio State Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer’s first names will be invoked before the other.
Here is a collection of prop bets involving the broadcast and the game at hand that kicks off Monday night at 6 p.m. MST on ESPN.
Will Alabama WR Jaylen Waddle play a snap during the CFP Championship?
Yes -300
No +200
Will either starting QB not finish the game?
Yes +300
No -500
Which will be said first?
Heisman -400
Lawrence +200
Which will be said first?
Buckeyes -130
Tide -110
Which will be said first?
Dabo -300
Urban +200
Will either team take a lead after trailing by 15 or more points?
Yes +250
No -400
(Ohio State was down 21-6 when these two played in the 2015 CFP Sugar Bowl)
Will either team score 40 or more points?
Yes -250
No +170
Will either team score 50 or more points?
Yes +170
No -250
Will both teams score at least 30 points?
Yes -155
No +115
Team to score first
Alabama -140
Ohio State +100
Will the first score of the game be a TD?
Yes -525
No +315
Time of first score of the game
Over 5 minutes (+100)
Under 5 minutes (-140)
Longest TD of game
Over 54.5 yards
Under 54.5 yards
Will there be three straight scores by either team?
Yes -250
No +180
Will there be a defensive or special teams TD?
Yes +150
No -200
Will there be overtime?
Yes +700
No -1650
Ohio State QB Justin Fields total passing yards
Over 305.5
Under 305.5
Justin Fields total passing TDs
Over 2
Under 2
Justin Fields total pass completions
Over 20.5
Under 20.5
Justin Fields total rushing yards
Over 55.5
Under 55.5
Alabama QB Mac Jones total passing yards
Over 380.5
Under 380.5
Mac Jones total passing TDs
Over 3.5
Under 3.5
Mac Jones total pass completions
Over 24.5
Under 24.5
Alabama WR DeVonta Smith total receiving yards
Over 113.5
Under 113.5
DeVonta Smith total TDs
Over 1.5
Under 1.5
Ohio State WR Chris Olave total receiving yards
Over 84.5
Under 84.5
Alabama RB Najee Smith total rushing yards
Over 89.5
Under 89.5
Ohio State RB Trey Sermon total rushing yards
Over 78.5
Under 78.5
