College Football Playoff title odds: Clemson, Ohio State now co-favorites
The new College Football Playoff title odds are out and Clemson and Ohio State are the co-favorites with Alabama close behind in third place.
With the return of the Big Ten coming next month, the updated College Football Playoff title odds have added the relevant league teams back into the mix. In the preseason, Clemson and Ohio State were back-and-forth as the favorites. And now, order has been restored with the two teams who met in an epic duel in the Fiesta Bowl last year are once again listed as co-favorites to win the National Championship with 3/1 odds.
Ohio State begins their season vs. Nebraska on Oct. 24 while Clemson will have already played a handful of games by then. The Tigers look to improve to 2-0 against The Citadel in Week 3.
After Clemson and Ohio State, Alabama checks in with the third-best odds at 5/1 with fellow SEC team, Georgia at No. 4 with 8/1 odds, despite losing their starting quarterback Jamie Newman who opted out two weeks ago.
Oklahoma rounds out the top five with 12/1 odds.
Florida, Texas, Notre Dame, Oregon and Penn State make up the rest of the top 10.
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Clem, OhSt 3/1
Bama 5/1
UGA 8/1
OU 12/1
UF 14/1
Texas 16/1
ND 20/1
Oregon, PSU 25/1
Wis 30/1
A&M, Aub, LSU, Mich, USC 40/1
OkSt 60/1
Minn 80/1
UNC 100/1
Miami, Utah 200/1
Neb, Wash 300/1
ASU, Boise, Cal, UL, TCU, Tenn, UCF 500/1
The College Football Playoff title odds favor a rematch between Clemson and Ohio State who staged a classic battle in last year’s Fiesta Bowl
Provided Ohio State can play every game on their schedule and win the Big Ten Championship Game, they’ll have nine games played, and be worthy of inclusion in the four-team field. What could get tricky is if they have one or two of their games canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.
Would a 7-0 Ohio State have a compelling argument over a 10-1 SEC Championship Game loser or one-loss Texas or Oklahoma? This is going to be a weird year where the eye test is going to win out more than anything, and considering Ohio State is as talented as they’ve ever been, I don’t see any scenario where an undefeated Buckeyes team is left out.
What’s really going to be interesting is who gets the bid from the Big 12 between Oklahoma and Texas and whether the SEC gets two teams in. Alabama is my pick to win the SEC but either Georgia or Florida can make a compelling case to merit inclusion if they have one loss.
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