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NICK BROMBERG: Welcome to
"Yahoo Sportsbook Daily."

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It is Wednesday, January 19,
2022 and I am your betting

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guide, Nick Bromberg.

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The 2021 college football
season has come and gone,

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but it is not too early
to take a look at the 2022

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college football season with
a few national championship

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futures.

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Let's get rolling.

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- Hut, hut.

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NICK BROMBERG: As you
can probably guess,

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there are four significant
favorites heading into the 2022

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season and the top two
teams on the BetMGM board

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are the two teams we saw play
for the National championship

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just a couple of days ago.

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Alabama is the
favorite at plus-200.

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You know why?

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The Crimson Tide return
the best two players

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in the country on each
side of the ball in Bryce

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Young and Will Anderson.

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Bryce Young could
be the first player

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since Archie Griffin to win
back-to-back Heisman trophies

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in 2022.

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Plus, it's Alabama.

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They're always going
to be in the mix.

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The playing time that
underclassmen received late

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in the season, like
Ja'Corey Brooks,

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and in the National
championship game

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could pay huge dividends in
2022 for the Crimson Tide.

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Alabama seems like
a playoff lock.

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That's why they are plus-200
to win the National title.

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Georgia is right behind
them at plus-250.

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Biggest question for the
Bulldogs entering '22

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is what's the
quarterback situation.

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The Bulldogs also find
themselves in a situation

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that Alabama has faced
a lot in recent years.

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They're losing a
ton of production

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but replacing it with players
from top-ranked recruiting

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classes.

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That's a great problem to have.

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And he could also have a five
star recruit at quarterback

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to solve that quarterback
question in Brock Vandergriff

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if he's the guy coming
out of fall camp.

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Ohio State is at
plus-600 and the number

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three favorite on the board.

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And we all saw what the
combination of CJ Stroud

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and Jackson Smith-Njigba is
capable of in that comeback

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Rose Bowl win against Utah.

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What could push Ohio
State over the top in 2022

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is the addition of former
Oklahoma State Defensive

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Coordinator Jim Knowles.

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The Cowboys were phenomenal on
that side of the ball in 2021

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and it is reasonable to
expect immediate upgrades

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for the Buckeyes next season.

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Clemson is the number four
favorite at plus-1,200.

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They're also in
that rare position

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of coming off of a down season
that only included 10 wins.

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And not only are the Tigers
looking to rebound from

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such an awful, awful
campaign, they're

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going to have to do it without
Tony Elliott and Brent Venables

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at the coordinator spots.

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They now have head
coaching positions.

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Dabo Swinney hired from with the
idea of keeping that continuity

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going at Clemson, but a
playoff spot, I think,

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is largely going to hinge on the
improvement of quarterback DJ

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Uiagalelei or immediate
impact from five

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star 2022 signee Cade Kulbnik.

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Here are four long
shots worth looking

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at if you want to avoid
the four favorites

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and place a couple small
dollar bets right now.

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Michigan is one of those
teams at plus-3,500.

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The Wolverines do need to
replace a lot of key players

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from that team that
won the Big Ten

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and got steamrolled by Georgia.

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But if you're looking at
someone other than Ohio

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State in the Big Ten, they
do seem to be the best bet.

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Those same odds?

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USC.

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I think you should
bet the Trojans now

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if you're confident
Caleb Williams is going

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to join Lincoln Riley at USC.

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I don't think the Trojans are
national title contenders,

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but I think those odds are going
to drop if Williams joins USC.

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Utah is at plus-5,000.

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Again, the chances of a Pac-12
team making the playoffs

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for the first time since
Washington are pretty slim,

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but Utah has a lot coming
back from that team that

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made the Rose Bowl
and some improvement

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there is not out of the
realm of possibility.

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And another long shot I like,
Wake Forest at plus-8,000.

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Demon Deacons also return a lot
from a team that was in the ACC

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Title Game against Pitt.

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If Wake can get past Clemson--

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they did not in 2021--
an ACC title could be

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good enough for a playoff spot.

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[CA-CHING]

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So to recap, your four early
favorites for the 2022 national

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title, Alabama plus-200,
Georgia at plus-250,

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Ohio State at plus-600,
and Clemson at plus-1,200.

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There is a huge
drop off from there.

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And if you're looking
at some long shots,

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Michigan and USC both at
plus-3,500, Utah at plus-5,000,

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and Wake Forest at plus-8,000.

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