LSU opened as 3-point favorites over Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Saturday, according to ESPN's David Purdum.
The national-title line settled at LSU -5 by the end of Saturday night, per Purdum.
Joe Burrow and the Tigers sprinted past Oklahoma in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl on Saturday, shredding the Sooners in a 63-28 victory. Burrow threw seven touchdowns in the first half before finishing the night with 493 passing yards.
Clemson faced a tougher road to the National Championship on Saturday. Dabo Swinney's squad fell into a 16-0 hole in the second quarter, but Clemson took a lead it wouldn't relinquish with a 34-yard touchdown from Trevor Lawrence to Travis Etienne with 1:49 left in regulation.