2025 NCAA Football Championship Odds: 2024-25 CFP Betting
Grant Mitchell | For FrontPageBets
Following Michigan's win in Monday's title game, 2024-25 College Football Playoff National Championship odds for next season are live.
Will Georgia make a return to the top of the mountain? Does Alabama have the inside track to another championship? Does Michigan go back-to-back? Keep reading to find out who oddsmakers believe is best positioned to be the king of the college football landscape next season.
2024-25 College Football National Championship odds: Georgia, Alabama favored to win
Below are the opening DraftKings college football odds for the 2024-25 national championship:
2025 CFP odds: Georgia to win the national championship (+450 or better)
Georgia narrowly missed the most recent CFP field as the sixth seed. They only lost one game in the last three seasons (against Alabama in the 2023 SEC Championship Game) and beat No. 5 Florida State 63-3 in the Orange Bowl.
Although the Bulldogs are losing key pieces, they also have the top-ranked 2024 recruiting class and will get much better in the transfer portal. Their major issue is their incredibly tough schedule, but then again, the next playoff field will be expanded to 12 teams.
This line is up to +500 at some sportsbooks including BetMGM.
College Football National Championship odds: Alabama (+600 or better)
The Crimson Tide reclaimed their SEC throne from Georgia and surged back into the conversation for the best team in the country with just two losses to CFP semifinalist Texas and the eventual national champion, Michigan.
Heisman candidate Jalen Milroe will be back under center, and he’ll be joined by the second-ranked 2024 recruiting class. Nick Saban will also be active in the portal and will look to regain his unquestioned control of the nation’s toughest conference.
2025 College Football Playoff odds: Ohio State (+700 or better)
The Buckeyes have not won the Big Ten since 2020, finishing behind Michigan in each of the last three seasons and losing to the now-champion Wolverines in the last three head-to-head matchups after dominating them for years. That said, Ohio State could gain a leg up if Jim Harbaugh leaves for an NFL coaching job.
OSU is expected to start former Kansas State QB Will Howard, who already announced his intent to transfer. He’ll join a team that allowed the second-fewest points per game but that is expected to lose top wide receiver prospect Marvin Harrison Jr.
2024-25 Michigan national championship odds (+1000 or better)
Michigan went a perfect 15-0 and won the national championship game in dominant fashion, overwhelming Washington’s explosive offense and pounding the rock en route to a 34-13 win. Despite their triumph, they’re fifth in betting odds as they will lose J.J. McCarthy, Blake Corum and several top defensive pieces.
The elephant in UM’s room is whether coach Harbaugh is heading to the NFL or not. If he stays, he’ll have a great opportunity to assemble another championship-caliber roster, but if he doesn’t, there’s likely to be an adjustment period for the new coach.
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Grant Mitchell is a sports and sports betting journalist for Catena Media. A member of Virginia Tech's 2021 graduating class and former NCAA Track & Field athlete, he specializes in basketball, football and soccer coverage.
