No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama have split sportsbooks across the country with each school listed as the 2019 national championship favorite at different locations.
Clemson, the 2019 title winner, sits atop the odds boards at New Jersey sportsbooks. The Crimson Tide, who won the 2018 national championship, are betting favorites at several casinos in Las Vegas. Caesars Sportsbook and MGM have both teams listed as co-favorites in both jurisdictions.
According to ESPN's David Purdum, the SuperBook in Las Vegas took $20,000 and $10,000 bets on Alabama at 5-2 odds this week, while CG Technology has taken ten times as much money on Alabama as it did on Clemson heading into Week 1.