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Game 1 of the College Football Playoffs will take place at AT&T Stadium in Dallas Texas where Alabama and Cincinnati will battle it out for a spot in the Natty. Bama is favored by 2 touchdowns in this game which does not fare well for Saban and his men as they are (1-4 ATS) as a 9+ point favorite in bowl games and the Bearcats are a perfect (5-0 ATS) in their L5 games as underdogs of +3 or more. Over the L3 years Cinci has played 10 teams with a .750 or higher win percentage and covered in 9 of those 10 games. More bad news for Bama is following a game where they had a big 1st half they struggle to cover the spread going (1-5 ATS) after putting up 24+ in the 1H of their previous game. Grab the points with Cinci.
Pick: CINCINNATI +14