Note that the lines are based on the home team and were taken 12/6/18 from ESPN.
#GFHint:
How do lines work?
A line means the amount a team is expected to win by. Its easier to explain with an example. Lets take the Orange Bowl for example. As of 12/6, the line was +14 for the home team. So if you bet on Alabama in Las Vegas, you will only win money if Alabama wins by more than 14 points. If Oklahoma wins or loses by less than 14, then you lose your money to the house. If you bet on Oklahoma, even if Oklahoma loses the game as long as it is less than 14 points, you will win $$$.
You can bet on the Over/Under. This will be expressed as one number. Sticking with our previous example, the Oklahoma/Alabama Orange Bowl Over/Under opened at 79.5, which means the Las Vegas betting gods think that the combined score from both teams will be 79 points. If you take the Over, you win money if the sum of the two teams scores is 80 or more. If you take the Under, you’re hoping for a low scoring game. Not recommended in this game as Oklahoma is known for its high scoring offense and its bad defense.
