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TCU and Georgia Public Bet Splits and Odds: Most Popular Bets for National Championship Game

While the Bulldogs look to repeat as national champions, the Horned Frogs would become the biggest preseason longshot in college football history to claim the title.

The 2023 national college football championship game will see the TCU Horned Frogs, take on the undefeated Georgia Bulldogs at SoFi Stadium. Georgia is looking to win their second consecutive national title and become the first team since Alabama in 2011 to win back-to-back championships. Meanwhile, TCU was listed as longshots at 400-1 in August to win the College Football Playoff, making the Horned Frogs the biggest dark horse to make the title game during the playoff era.

Georgia's formidable defense, ranked second in the country with only 12.8 points allowed per game, will try to slow down TCU’s high-scoring offense that averaged 41.1 points per game (6th in the nation). It will be a showdown to watch as these two teams meet on the field for the championship.

TCU vs. Georgia Moneyline, Point Spread, Total

Spread: TCU +13 (-110) | Georgia -13 (-110)
Moneyline: TCU (+370) | Georgia (-568)
Total: 62.5– Over (-110) | Under 62.5 (-110)
Public (Spread) Betting Percentages: TCU 68% | UGA 42%
Game Info: Jan. 9, 2023 | 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
Editor’s Note - Odds are subject to change.

Since opening as 13.5-point favorites, the spread has barely moved as the Bulldogs are currently listed at -13. They’ve been the favorite in every game this season. This will be the 14th time in 15 games (dating back to last season) that they are favored by double digits. But the defending national champions are just average when it comes to covering the spread. Despite their perfect 14-0 straight-up record, the Bulldogs are 7-7 against the spread.

On the other hand, TCU is listed as an underdog for the fourth time this year. Not only did the Horned Frogs cover in the previous three games when getting points, but they won outright, including last week’s upset over Michigan as eight-point underdogs in the College Football Playoff semifina.

According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the public is all over TCU. In fact, not only are the majority of bets against the spread on the Horned Frogs getting the 12.5 points but so is the Moneyline. 70 percent of the bets on the ML are coming in on TCU at +350, surely that payoff is a motivating factor as a $100 bet would get a $450 payout ($100 wager plus the $350 in winnings). The TCU Moneyline also has 81 percent of the handle (dollars wagered). As for the spread, 73 percent of bettors grabbed the 13 points which accounted for 65 percent of the handle. Bettors also expect a high-scoring game with a whopping 81 percent of bets coming in on the Over (63). But it’s important to note, the over has received just 39 percent of the handle. This bet percentage and handle percentage disparity is a sign that while the over is the more popular bet, more money is actually being placed on the under. That’s typically a tell-tale sign of some really big bettors fading the public and betting on a low-scoring game.