Miami still an underdog – even at home in the CFP title game

Miami can’t get no respect.

Ok, the Hurricanes were favored last night against Ole Miss, but just slightly, and they were underdogs in their first two CFP games, including a double-digit dog to Ohio State.

So, after three straight victories the No. 10 seed in the CFP tournament won’t be much of an underdog to whichever team it plays in the championship on its home field, right?

Wrong.

Miami is listed as a 6.5-point underdog in a matchup against Indiana and a 3-point dog to Oregon. Here are the current lookahead lines, via SportsBetting.ag:

CFP National Championship

Miami vs. Indiana (-6.5, 45)

Miami vs. Oregon (-3, 46.5)

Again, the Hurricanes will be playing on their home turf at Hard Rock Stadium. Now, this isn’t a typical “home game” with all the fanfare surrounding it and thousands of “bystander” tickets to be handed out, but let’s just put the value of home-field advantage at 2 points for argument’s sake (would normally be 3 points).

That means on a neutral field Indiana would be an 8.5-point favorite and for a game in Bloomington the Hoosiers would be around 11-point favorites!

It feels like the Canes deserve more respect from the oddsmakers than this, but the underdog role is perhaps exactly the spot they want to be in.

CFP Championship odds can be seen here: https://www.sportsbetting.ag/sportsbook/football/ncaa