Mid-Season Odds Check-In on Conference and CFP Races

The 2024 CFP National Championship ended with Michigan defeating Washington, and the odds are already out for who will win it in 2025. The 2025 CFP field will consist of 12 teams instead of four, which opens the door for teams that normally wouldn't have a shot at a title to be able to compete in the postseason, but it's the usual suspects who are…

For many years, the Eleven Warriors staff has compiled a preseason predictions piece centered around forecasting the four teams that will appear in the College Football Playoff and guessing the future Heisman Trophy winner for that particular season. We're back with another version of those predictions this year. But, this one feels like the final…

It's never too early to start looking ahead at the 2023 college football season. I mean, how else are we supposed to get through the next seven months of the offseason? As we preview 2023 a bit, let's run through the easiest schedules in college football as it relates to contenders. What makes for an easy schedule? Three factors are which teams…

In the category of "what have you done for me lately?", it is time to start looking ahead at Georgia's chances for a national title three-peat in 2023. The oddsmakers have already weighed in optimistically for Dawgs fans and bettors. Here are Caesars Sportsbook odds on the favorites for the 2024 College Football Championship…

The confetti was still falling from the SoFi Stadium rafters on Monday night when college football oddsmakers sent out a crystal clear statement: Georgia is the best team in the land, and we don't expect that to change. After the Bulldogs secured their second straight national title with a 65-7 destruction of TCU in the College Football Playoff…

There was no change at the top of the latest playoff rankings but plenty of movement after that. The fourth rankings from the College Football Playoff selection committee were released on Tuesday night. Georgia took the top spot, followed by Ohio State at No. 2 and Michigan and TCU in the next two places. What are the key takeaways and things to…

The College Football Playoff (CFP) committee released the latest rankings for the 2022 season tonight. Last week's unofficial theme across college football was "SURVIVE," and while most adhered to it, a few teams have fallen out of contention. According to Draftkings Sportsbook, Michigan still has the third-best odds to win the national title…

Week 12 of the college football schedule is set to sort things out as the conference and playoff race heat up with the regular season coming to a close The regular season finale is up next and after that the important Championship Saturday slate as the top conferences play for their titles. And from there, the College Football Playoff Selection…

Week 11 losses by the UCLA Bruins and Ole Miss Rebels have knocked them off the board regarding the National Championship odds at the FanDuel Sportsbook. That leaves 12 teams on the board, and if we're being honest, that feels like a stretch at the backend. Let's look at how the College Football Playoff Rankings compare to the betting market. There…

A week ago, those responsible for setting the College Football Playoff odds sent a not-so-subtle message to the undefeated TCU Horned Frogs: We don't believe you're for real. So on Saturday, the Horned Frogs traveled across state from Fort Worth, Texas, to Austin and volleyed back a not-so-subtle retort: You better take us seriously now. The…

As expected, Tennessee held firm at No. 5 in this week's College Football Playoff rankings. The Volunteers blew out Missouri 66-24 this weekend, doing all they can do to claw their way back into that final four. TCU took care of business against Texas, clearing a big hurdle on their quest for a Big 12 title. They stayed put at No. 4 this…

There was not a ton of drama among the College Football Playoff hopefuls this past weekend, as every team seated within the top five in last week's rankings emerged with a win on Saturday. In fact, the only team among the top 10 that lost was No. 6 Oregon, who dropped a 37-34 affair at home to No. 25 Washington. As a result, we didn't expect much…

The College Football Playoff rankings likely avoided any major shake-ups in the top four, but we did have another batch of eliminations. Oregon went down at home to Washington, officially ending their bid to sneak into the final four. There was some chatter about the Ducks running the table and potentially ousting a Tennessee or Michigan/ Ohio…

ESPN has updated the Football Power Index top 25 coming out of the Week 11 action. Without many surprises, the top 2 teams remain the same with undefeated Georgia and Ohio State leading the way. Those two teams were also No. 1 and No. 2 on the most recent edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings. With both posting solid wins over the…

The College Football Playoff selection committee and those responsible for setting the College Football Playoff odds haven't exactly seen eye-to-eye over the years. So it definitely is noteworthy that the committee's latest rankings, which were released Tuesday night, mostly fall in line with how oddsmakers currently view the 2022-23 college…

The National Championship picture in college football has lost some of its clarity as two programs that were poised to make it to the CFP suffered losses that have seemingly ousted them from contention. The Clemson Tigers lost to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish by a final score of 35-14, removing them from the ranks of the unbeaten. The Alabama…

Will the Georgia Bulldogs repeat as National Champions and win the College Football Playoff for a second consecutive year? Let's examine changes in the college football National Championship futures market and determine whichodds represent the best picks entering Week 11. Maybe next year, Alabama and Clemson. The odds for the National Championship…

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- The College Football Playoff selection committee rewarded undefeated Tennessee with the top spot in its first rankings of the 2022 season, marking the first time in school history the Volunteers entered the top four. The Vols were followed by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Clemson. Now that the first of six rankings…

The 2022 college football season is just a bit over the halfway mark as it is enters Week Eight matchups this week. With so much now past, but still so much left to play, it is a great time to take advantage of the Nebraska bye week by taking a deeper dive into the updated odds for conference titles and the national title picture. Our friends…

For USC football, what does being "back" mean? The definition differs by program and in the eye of the beholder. At Texas, for instance, being "back" has become a national punchline among plugged-in, meme-happy fans - to the point that the Longhorns nearly losing to Iowa State in Austin on Saturday meant they are "back" just as much as them…

Ohio State is the favorite to win the 2023 national championship for the first time since Caesars Sportsbook posted college football futures in January. This marks the first time that a non-SEC team has sat atop the board, as Alabama or Georgia had been favored at every other point. The Buckeyes' odds shifted to+200 after their 49-20 win over…

No college football team has seen its odds to win the national championship improve more in the first two weeks of the season than Southern California. The Trojans are off to a 2-0 start under new coach Lincoln Riley and joined the big three (Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State) and Clemson as the only teams with odds below 20-1 to win the title. "When…

The Alabama Crimson Tide went undefeated on their way to the 2020-21 College Football Playoff National Championship Nick Saban's team wasn't favored from the outset; See how the odds shifted over the course of the season On Jan. 11, 2021, the Alabama Crimson Tide demolished the Ohio State Buckeyes 52-24 in the National Championship Game, putting a…

The story of college football last week was Clemson overcoming a double-digit deficit to beat Syracuse and increasing its College Football Playoff odds from 41.3% to 60.3%. When someone goes up, someone must come down. Unfortunately for Michigan fans, they were the victim this week. Despite being on a bye, Michigan finds itself dropping from 48.0%…

There was plenty of movement in the latest AP Top 25 poll even though Week 6 didn't see any top 10 teams lose. UCLA improved to 5-0 with a huge Pac-12 conference win over Utah. The Bruins jumped seven spots from No. 18 to No. 11 in the new AP poll. That was tied for the highest climb in this week's poll with Mississippi State. The Bulldogs defeated…