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Why this trend will continue in the National Championship game, plus other best bets for TCU-Georgia

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The NFL regular season ended yesterday, which means today is the day coaches get fired. Or Sunday night if you’re Lovie Smith. Lovie — who further cemented himself as the greatest Chicago Bears coach of my lifetime by beating the Colts. He was joined by Arizona’s Kliff Kingsbury Monday.

Kingsbury isn’t the only change in the desert, as general manager Steve Keim is stepping down from his role to “focus on his health.” Both received contract extensions before the season, and now the Cardinals are starting over. Elsewhere, it doesn’t look like the Patriots will be doing the same. Bill Belichick confirmed he has no plans to leave New England and plans to return for his 24th season in 2023.

In non-NFL coaching news:

OK, let’s make some money.

All times Eastern, and all odds via Caesars Sportsbook


🔥 The Hot Ticket

No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 3 TCU, 7:30 p.m. | TV: ESPN

Latest Odds:

Over 62

  • Key Trend: The over is 4-1 in Georgia’s last five games. 
  • The Pick: Over 63 (-110)

Tonight will be somewhat bittersweet. I’m excited about watching a national title game and finding out whether Georgia will establish itself as the premier program in the country or if TCU can finish the biggest Cinderella story in modern college football history. That said, I can’t escape the fact that this is the final game of the college football season. 

While I enjoy many different sports, there is no season I enjoy as thoroughly as the college football season. That includes the games themselves and all the dumb arguments surrounding them. After tonight, it’ll be a long wait until we begin them again.

For now, let’s try to figure out what’s going to happen in the game. As I write this, Georgia is a 13-point favorite, and that line feels a bit too right. So, I think the total seems like a much sharper play. While having an elite defense often separates the good teams from the truly great, it’s offense that wins national titles. The last…

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