The news of Nick Saban’s COVID-19 diagnosis quickly made national news Wednesday evening. That headline didn’t take long traveling to Las Vegas, either.
Within minutes, the Alabama-Georgia point spread moved to reflect the uncertainty of Saban’s status for Saturday.
The Crimson Tide was a 6-point favorite before the news at most books and a 4-point favorite after, according to Vegas Insider.
The reaction was swift, too. Alabama sent a news release at approximately 4:49 p.m. CT Wednesday and the first line (at Circa) moved at 4:51 p.m. CT. Almost every major sports book line went down within five minutes of the news breaking nationally.
The spread is down as low as Alabama -3.5 at FanDuel while a few like the Golden Nugget and Mirage-MGM still have the Tide as 4.5-point favorites.
The first line released Sunday had Alabama a 7-point favorite before moving as low as 4 points and then pushing back to a consensus of a 6-point spread before Wednesday’s news.
The full list of line movements related to Alabama-Georgia can be found on the Vegas Insider website.
Michael Casagrande is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or on Facebook.
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