KICKOFF: 7:30 p.m. ET (SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, Cal.)

KEY FACTS: The defending champs take on a Cinderella whose title odds opened at 200-to-1. Georgia gained 533 yards against Ohio State but needed a field goal miss from 50 to survive. Michigan outgained TCU, but the Horned Frogs found magic with two pick-6s. Is TCU a team of destiny? Or does 5-star talent trump all?

TRENDING: TCU is 10-3-1 ATS, while Georgia went 7-7 ATS despite its perfect record. Underdogs are 5-3 ATS in the CFP title game.

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• TCU QB Max Duggan Over 1.5 Passing TDs (+100): He has cleared this in 10 of 13 starts.
• Georgia QB Stetson Bennett Over 275.5 Passing Yards (-115): J.J. McCarthy torched TCU for a career-high 343 yards.
• Georgia TE Brock Bowers First TD scorer (+700): Bennett won’t ignore this athletic freak as he did against Ohio State.

PointsBet trading manager Sam Garriock breaks down tonight’s lines.

What factors went into opening at Georgia -13.5?

• “UGA played pretty well against Ohio State, and the Bulldogs are excellently coached. It took a special performance from C.J. Stroud to cause UGA trouble and, with great respect to Max Duggan, he is not C.J. Stroud with his arm.”

Do you take the Moneyline into account, knowing TCU has become a cool story and people want to hit a big winner?

• “We do, and we expect the TCU ML (+395) to be a big losing result for us if it hits. Typically this is purely a spread-to-ML conversion but that can get off kilter with public events such as this one.”

Did the line drop to 12.5 because the majority of our handle is on TCU?

• “Yes, but it is more likely to close at 14 than 10. I think the sharper guys will end up taking UGA.”

• Georgia -13.5: The Bulldogs rarely play tight games, hammering foes by an average of 24.6 points.
• TCU +13.5: The Horned Frogs play an unusual 3-3-5 defense that confuses opponents. Plus you’ve got to be nuts to bet against Max Duggan.
• Over 63.5: Did you watch the semifinal games?
• Under 63.5: Everyone did watch the semis, so the total is inflated. FWIW, SoFi Stadium NFL Unders are 29-21.

• Seahawks (+10) @ 49ers (4:30 p.m. ET Sat): The 49ers blaze into the postseason, winners of 10 straight. They beat Seattle 27-7 in Week 2 and 21-13 last month.
• Chargers (-1.5) @ Jaguars (8:15 p.m. ET Sat): We know Trevor Lawrence has never reached the playoffs. The same holds for Justin Herbert.
• Dolphins (+11) @ Bills (1 p.m. ET Sun): Tua, Teddy or Skylar? We’re not sure who will take the snaps for Miami, which lost five of its final six games.
• Giants (+3) @ Vikings (4:40 p.m. ET Sun): Two teams with negative point differentials. Weird. Minnesota went 8-1 at home, including a 27-24 win over the G-Men on Christmas Eve.
• Ravens (+6.5) @ Bengals (8:15 p.m. ET Sun): Lamar, Lamar, Lamar. Will he suit up? Would it matter? The Bengals are hot️, having won eight straight. The eighth was over Baltimore yesterday, 27-16.
• Cowboys (-3) @ Bucs (8:15 p.m. ET Mon): The Bucs went 8-9. The Cowboys limped home from Washington. But with Brady going against the ‘Boys, of course this was selected for Monday Night Football.

Thousands wagered on the Sunday Hustle Boost – the Bills and Bengals to cover a 7.5-point line. And at +260, it hit! Enjoy the spoils of victory, PointsBet clients.