2024-2025 College Football Betting Online
The College Football Playoff begins on Friday, December 20th with the Indiana Hoosiers visiting the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a first-round matchup. Three more first-round games follow on Saturday, December 21st with the SMU Mustangs at the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Clemson Tigers at the Texas Longhorns and the Tennessee Volunteers at the Ohio State Buckeyes. The winners of those four games will advance to the quarterfinals on Tuesday, December 31st and January 1st where the Oregon Ducks, Georgia Bulldogs, Arizona State Sun Devils and Boise State Broncos await. The top six teams in NCAA football odds to win the National Championship remain the same this week, although the order is slightly different. The Oregon Ducks are the top-ranked team in the country and they are the only unbeaten team in college football. The Ducks are the top seed in the upcoming College Football Playoff and they will play the winner of Tennessee-Ohio State in the quarterfinals. The Georgia Bulldogs will play the winner of Indiana-Notre Dame, Arizona State will play the winner of Clemson-Texas, while Boise State will play the winner of SMU-Penn State.
The current favorite to win the 2024-2025 college football national championship is the Oregon Ducks. The Ducks are the only unbeaten team in the country. The Texas Longhorns are the second choice in college football futures odds and they are followed closely by the Georgia Bulldogs. Also listed at single-digit odds are the Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The other six teams in the College Football Playoff are listed at odds between 28-1 and 53-1.
The college football bowl season began on Saturday, December 14th and will continue into the New Year. This week’s schedule of games is trumped by College Football Playoff first-round games on Friday, December 20th and Saturday, December 21st. ABC and ESPN have two of the games, while TNT will be showing the other two games.
College Football Betting Lines
NCAA Football Championship Odds
| ODDS TO WIN NCAAF CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Arizona State +4296 |
Boise State +4043 |
Clemson +5558 |
| Georgia +400 |
Indiana +3740 |
Notre Dame +759 |
| Ohio State +518 |
Oregon +385 |
Penn State +597 |
| SMU +4700 |
Tennessee +2527 |
Texas +406 |
*Odds as of Monday, December 16, 1:00 PM ET
Oregon Ducks
The Ducks have done nothing wrong this season, as they are still unbeaten and they have the win over Ohio State. The Ducks are ranked No. 1 in the polls and they are favored to win the national title. It is worth noting that Oregon has most of their best wins at home. Despite being the overall top seed in the upcoming College Football Playoff, Oregon will not have an easy quarterfinal matchup, as they will face the winner of the game between Ohio State and Tennessee.
Texas Longhorns
The Longhorns have two losses to Georgia but other than those losses they have looked like a team that can win the national championship. The Longhorns had a chance to win the SEC title but lost in overtime to the Bulldogs. That loss put Texas into the first round instead of getting a bye and that means Texas will play at home against the Clemson Tigers in the first-round of the College Football Playoff.
Georgia Bulldogs
The Georgia Bulldogs are very much in national title contention once again, as they have a first-round playoff bye after winning the SEC Championship Game against Texas. The Bulldogs could have one major concern heading into the College Football Playoff, as quarterback Carson Beck was hurt in the win over Texas and how long he will be out is unknown. The Bulldogs will face the winner of the game between Notre Dame and Indiana in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.
Ohio State Buckeyes
The Buckeyes haven’t played since their loss to Michigan but they are still getting a lot of respect from the oddsmakers, as they are fourth in college football futures odds. Ohio State will have had a lot of time to get ready for their first-round College Football Playoff game, as they host the Tennessee Volunteers this Saturday night.
Penn State Nittany Lions
The Nittany Lions came up short against the Oregon Ducks in the Big Ten title game, but they are still getting some decent respect from the oddsmakers. Whether they deserve it is in question, as Penn State hasn’t beaten anyone of note all season, as they lost their two big games against Ohio State and Oregon. Penn State will host the SMU Mustangs in the first-round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
The Fighting Irish are in the College Football Playoff. They are coming off a win against USC and because the Fighting Irish don’t have a conference affiliation, they didn’t have a chance at a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff. They will host a first-round game, as they are favored in college football odds against the Indiana Hoosiers on Friday night.
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