🏈 How do the nations sportswriters pick the title game?

[TerryP]

I ran across the CBS picks earlier today and wondered how they were running nationwide. I saw SI's and they had Bama favored. I"ll grab those in just a minute.

Here's the picks and reasons for CBS Sports writers: Dodd, Sallee, et. al.

Eight of nine pick Bama to cover.
Six of nine pick Bama to win.

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2019 national championship, Alabama vs. Clemson: Early predictions, picks, odds, line, spread

 

[TerryP]

Here's SI:

Six of eight pick Bama.

That's 12 for 17: that's 'bout 70% of the Tide.

Is that line being bet down for the sharps to drop late money?

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I did survey of 50+ household today:
Pretty much decided it

 

[#80]

It's good to see B. Sallee go with the Tigers he can't pick his nose.

 

[rick4bama]

I'm picking the best one on the field! Also I don't want to see any trees cover with TP this time!