FSU is no longer favorite in Vegas
— -- After escaping with a 23-17 overtime win, No. 1 Florida State would be an underdog to at least three teams and is no longer the favorite to win the national championship at multiple Las Vegas sports books.
The Seminoles, without suspended starting quarterback Jameis Winston, pulled out an overtime win over Clemson on Saturday. But their odds to win the national championship fell from 4-1 to 6-1 at the Westgate SuperBook. Alabama, at 5-1, is now the favorite at the SuperBook.
"Right now, I'd have Oklahoma, Auburn and Alabama favored over Florida State," Westgate head football oddsmaker Ed Salmons said. "Maybe Baylor, too, although I'd like to see Baylor play someone with a pulse first."
William Hill's sports book moved Oklahoma into the role of favorite at 7-2, followed by Alabama at 9-2 and Florida State and Oregon at 5-1. The Seminoles (4-1) were still the favorites at the Wynn, and other books were updating their futures Monday. But most agreed: Florida State just hasn't looked much like last year's juggernaut, which finished with what Salmons called a "historically high" power rating, after going 14-0 -- 11-3 against the spread -- and winning the national championship.
Bettors also are losing respect for the Seminoles. Florida State opened as a 27.5-point favorite over North Carolina State at the Wynn. By Monday morning, the line had been bet down to Florida State minus-23. The Seminoles' prime-time game against Clemson featured a 10-point line move with the Winston suspension, but didn't generate as much betting action as other prime-time games at the SuperBook.
"The one thing the public made clear was that it didn't want anything to do with Florida State," Salmons said.
The MGM and William Hill sports books both said they had more action on Clemson than Florida State. William Hill director of trading Nick Bogdanovich said he wasn't discounting the Seminoles too much, however. "Maybe they're still overpriced," Bogdanovich said, "but I wouldn't sell them short yet. They still could be the team to beat come January."
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Odds to win CFB national championship (courtesy of Westgate SuperBook)
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