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Resale tickets for Monday’s Ohio State vs. Notre Dame College Football Playoff championship game are proving to be a hot item, with admission prices on most third-party sites running around $1,800, according to SeatGeek data. , tickets for this year are now tickets for recent championships.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Aneyas Williams #20 runs with the ball against Penn. … (+)
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The average resale ticket price, including fees, for Monday’s game was $3,327, up 37% from the 2024 championship game between Michigan and Washington, according to data provided to Forbes by ticket resale platform SeatGeek.
Ohio State and Notre Dame will face off on Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
The average resale ticket price is likely to change by Monday, but as of Thursday, this year is trending higher than the last three championship games, with the average resale ticket price on SeatGeek at 2,424 for 2024. USD, 2023 is $1,549 and 2022 is $1,226.
As of Thursday, the price to join at SeatGeek was $1,817 including fees, similar to $1,809 at StubHub and $1,789 at GameTime.
Chris Leyden, SeatGeek’s director of growth marketing, told Forbes that this season’s games are “on track to be the most popular games in SeatGeek history.” That’s likely because “two of the most passionate and dedicated fan bases in college football…are in full force,” fueling demand. ”
StubHub told Forbes on Wednesday that sales for Monday’s game are up 85% compared to the same period last year and have already surpassed the final sales of every championship game on the platform from 2019 to 2023. He said he was there.
As expected, the average price to watch a championship game on SeatGeek is over $3,000, which is much higher than the average ticket price for both teams during the season. The average resale price for a ticket to a Notre Dame away game was $281, and the same was true for Ohio State. Condition was $304.
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Which states are buying the most tickets on Seatgeek?
According to the data, the top five states with the highest percentage of fans purchasing resale tickets are:
Ohio, 17% of sales Texas, 9% of sales Florida, 7% of sales Georgia, 6% of sales Illinois, 6% of sales
Contra
SeatGeek noted that ticket prices may drop throughout the week, with prices reduced as teams are determined and the event approaches.
big number
$14,000. That’s the amount one person paid, including fees, to sit in the front row at the 50-yard line at Monday’s game. As of Thursday, it was the best-selling ticket for the event on SeatGeek.
What is the spread for Monday’s game?
FanDuel Sportsbook shows Ohio State as an 8.5-point favorite over Notre Dame as of Thursday afternoon, as does SportsLine. The over/under for both betting platforms was 46.5 points.
Main background
Ohio State finished the regular season with a conference record of 7-2, defeating Tennessee, Oregon, and Texas to advance to this year’s championship. Notre Dame entered the tournament with an 11-1 record, defeating Indiana, Georgia and Penn State in the postseason. Ohio State hasn’t won a championship since 2014, while Notre Dame last won in 1988.
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