Monday night will bring the first college football playoff national championship game when Oregon and Ohio State take the field at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The game has also triggered a staggering amount of betting on the game and sports books in Las Vegas are now saying that the game is on pace to be the most heavily bet-on college football game in history. That should surprise no one though. [lead image via Getty Images News / Bruce Bennett]
There are some places that are expecting that the amount of money wagered on the game will top $100 million. This would be a great reason for college football to consider the idea of making the playoff even bigger with more and more money coming in. There is even the possibility that the game gets close to the $119.4 million record amount that was bet on last year’s Super Bowl.
The biggest question that will be asked in the hours leading up to the game is which team is all the money being wagered on. Oregon is favored to take down the Buckeyes but there are likely plenty of fans who believe Ohio State will stay in the game and will bet on them. The money will just keep on rolling in right up until kickoff occurs around 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time Monday night.
