2018 NCAAF Playoff Odds: Betting Favorites & Future Predictions

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This page is your one stop for the latest odds to win the 2017-18 NCAA Football Championship. We start tracking the odds for the next season right after the conclusion of the title game.

We will continue to update the lines throughout the year and provide checkpoints with each update.

The most current odds will be listed under the “Now” column.  You can also compare numbers from different books on our college football odds page. Teams with the best odds are listed at the top.

The implied probability shows the chance each of these teams has to win based on the latest update.

To convert to fractional odds take the numbers below and divide by 100. For example, +500 converts to 5/1.

Updated Betting Odds to Win the 2018-19 College Football Playoffs

With Week 6 in the books, we are roughly at the halfway point of the the 2018 college football regular-season. Time for an updated look at the odds to win the 2018 National Championship.

Teams are dropping like flies in terms of those who have a legit shot at making the playoffs and winning the title this year. When we first looked at the odds, way back in January, there were 71 teams listed with odds available to bet. After just two weeks that number was down to 54. As we head into Week 7 we are down to 27.

It’s really a lot smaller than that, as the books continue to list teams, even though they are basically out of it. Out of the 27 teams listed, only 16 of them have odds of 100 to 1 or better.

Alabama has been the overwhelming favorite to win it all for quite some time and their price just got a lot steeper. Last week the Crimson Tide were at -115 to win it all. They are now sitting at -200, which means you have to risk $200 to just win $100.

The three biggest challengers haven’t changed. Clemson, Ohio State and Georgia have been right there all season long and it just so happens that all 3 are currently listed at +750. For a while these were the only 4 teams with odds better than 20 to 1, but Notre Dame is now sitting at +950.

The only other teams with odds better than 50 to 1 are Michigan (+2500), Washington (+3000), Texas (+4000) and Oklahoma (+4500). Not to far behind this tier of teams you got Penn State (+5500), West Virginia (+6000), Wisconsin (+6000), UCF (+8000), NC State (+8000), LSU (+10000) and Miami (+100000).

The only other teams with odds better than 1,000 to 1 are Oregon (+20000), Florida (+20000), Iowa (+25000), Auburn (+30000), Stanford (+50000) and Mississippi State (+50000).

You can use these odds to get a good feel for how the oddsmakers rank the teams in their power ratings. Definitely a useful tool for handicapping the Week 7 college football odds.

College Football Playoff Predictions – Pick to Win National Title

As we update the odds over the course of the season (updated weekly when season starts), I’ll give out my favorite wager based on the most recent lines.

Clemson (+750)  – The easy pick here would be to just take Alabama, but I’m sticking with Clemson, even after that early scare against Texas A&M and the near upset loss to Syracuse. I still think this team is going to keep getting better and better as the season progresses, especially now that Trevor Lawrence is the starter. More than anything, I like the schedule the rest of the way for the Tigers, as I have a hard time seeing them not finishing up at 12-0. All they need to do is win the ACC Championship Game and they are in the playoffs. This team has the talent to beat all of the elite teams, including the Crimson Tide.

Preseason Vegas Lines for Past NCAA Football Championship Teams

The table below lists the preseason line on every team that went on to win the title since 2002.  The 2010 Auburn Tigers were the most unlikely champs in recent history.  A $100 bet on Auburn made before the start of the 2010 season would have paid $5,000 at the end of the year.  Compare that to the heavily-favored 2004 USC Trojans.  A $100 preseason bet on them would have paid just $300!

FBS Championship Game Betting History: Spread, Total & Results

Next, find the results, spreads, and totals for every championship game since 1998.  This is when NCAA football started having an actual title game.

The biggest upset in the history of these games came in 2002 when Ohio State beat Miami.  The Buckeyes were 12-point underdogs.  They won thanks in large part to a controversial pass interference call in double overtime.