{"id":78993,"date":"2024-12-24T15:19:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T21:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/college-football-playoff-ranking-the-national-championship-odds-for-8-remaining-cfp-teams\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T15:19:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T21:19:25","slug":"college-football-playoff-ranking-the-national-championship-odds-for-8-remaining-cfp-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/college-football-playoff-ranking-the-national-championship-odds-for-8-remaining-cfp-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Playoff: Ranking the National Championship Odds for 8 remaining CFP teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

The opening round of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff<\/a><\/strong> is officially in the books and it\u2019s on to the national quarterfinals on New Year\u2019s Eve and New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

With the College Football Playoff<\/strong> national quarterfinal matchups formally set, FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a> updated the betting odds for the eight remaining programs still in the running to win the 2024 National Championship.<\/p>\n

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Check out FanDuel\u2019s latest odds to win the College Football Playoff<\/strong> National Championship:<\/p>\n

1. Texas<\/a><\/strong> (+310)<\/h2>\n

The fifth-seeded Longhorns overtook No. 1 seed Oregon<\/strong> as FanDuels\u2019<\/a> odds-on favorite to win the 2024 National Championship after downing ACC champ Clemson<\/a><\/strong> 38-24 last Saturday. Texas<\/strong> saw it\u2019s odds jump from +360 before the opening round games and could indicate plenty of betting love for the Longhorns.<\/p>\n

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The Longhorns (12-2), last season\u2019s Big 12 champion, will face this year\u2019s Big 12 title winner in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on New Year\u2019s Day in the same location it fell in overtime to Georgia<\/a><\/strong> in the SEC Championship game on Dec. 7: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

2. Ohio State<\/a><\/strong> (+330)<\/h2>\n

Ohio State QB Will Howard (\u00a9 Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

The other big riser from Vegas oddsmakers were the eighth-seeded Buckeyes (11-2), which finally looked like the talent-loaded preseason No. 1 team they were billed to be. Ohio State<\/strong> showed it was a legit national championship contender by decimating ninth-seeded Tennessee<\/a><\/strong>, 42-17, in last Saturday\u2019s primetime showdown from Columbus. <\/p>\n

The Buckeyes, who advance to a rematch vs. undefeated and No. 1 seed Oregon<\/strong>, saw their betting odds jump from +500 before the first-round games, indicating a surge in optimism about Ohio State<\/strong>\u2018s chances to win it all behind an alledged $20 million roster.<\/p>\n

3. Oregon<\/a><\/strong> (+480)<\/h2>\n

Ohio State\u2019s jump in the betting odds necessitates a drop for the still-perfect Ducks (13-0), who rolled through its first season in the Big Ten to claim a first-round by as conference champs. While resting up during the opening round action, Oregon<\/strong> dropped from the national favorite at +350 to having the third-best odds.<\/p>\n

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The undefeated Ducks enter the New Year\u2019s Day Rose Bowl as 2.5-point underdogs despite having edged out the Buckeyes 32-31 during their regular-season meeting Oct. 12 in Eugene. But Oregon<\/strong> still has Heisman Trophy finalist Dillon Gabriel<\/a><\/strong> leading a high-powered offense that led the Big Ten averaging nearly 450 yards per game this season.<\/p>\n

4. Georgia<\/a><\/strong> (+480)<\/h2>\n

The SEC Champion Bulldogs (11-2) face the most uncertainty among the four automatic byes after losing senior starting quarterback Carson Beck<\/a><\/strong> to a season-ending elbow injury in the first half of the SEC title game earlier this month. Still, oddsmakers don\u2019t appear very concerned about Georgia<\/strong>\u2018s new starting quarterback, Gunner Stockton<\/a><\/strong>, who spearheaded a second-half rally past Texas<\/a><\/strong> to win the league championship on Dec. 7.<\/p>\n

The second-seeded Bulldogs\u2019 odds actually improved slightly from +500 before the opening round action, and could indicate high hopes among bettors that Georgia<\/strong> has what it takes to end Notre Dame<\/a><\/strong>\u2018s 11-game win streak in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 from New Orleans (8:45 pm ET, ESPN).<\/p>\n

5. Penn State<\/a><\/strong> (+500)<\/h2>\n

The sixth-seeded Nittany Lions (12-2) saw their odds also get a nice bump from +550 after the opening round, where Penn State<\/strong> absolutely destroyed No. 11-seed SMU<\/a><\/strong> last weekend in Happy Valley. Penn State<\/strong> put on a clinic in the game, outrushing the Mustangs 189-58 thanks to 160 combined rushing yards and three touchdowns from the backfield duo of Kaytron Allen<\/a><\/strong> and Nick Singleton<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

If the Nittany Lions\u2019 potent ground attack is once again on its game, New Year\u2019s Eve\u2019s Vrbo Fiesta Bowl could be a horserace against Mountain West champion Boise State<\/a><\/strong> (12-1), which is led by dynaic Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty<\/a><\/strong> at tailback. Jeanty averaged 192.08 rushing yards per game this season and will be attempting to break Barry Sanders<\/strong>\u2018 NCAA single-season rushing record vs. Penn State<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

6. Notre Dame<\/a><\/strong> (+700)<\/h2>\n

Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard (13) celebrates with head coach Marcus Freeman (Matt Cashore-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Outside of undefeated Oregon<\/strong>, the seventh-seeded Fighting Irish (12-1) remain college football\u2019s hottest team with an 11-game win streak after downing in-state rival Indiana<\/a><\/strong>, 27-17, in a first-round home game that wasn\u2019t as close as the final score indicated.<\/p>\n

And while Notre Dame<\/strong> flashed serious star potential by rolling out to a 27-3 fourth quarter lead over the Hoosiers, Vegas oddsmakers don\u2019t seem too high on the Irish\u2019s chances against second-ranked Georgia<\/strong> in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on New Year\u2019s Day. That said, Marcus Freeman<\/a><\/strong> and company have already beaten one SEC team in hostile territory with a season-opening road win (23-13) over Texas A&M<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

7. Arizona State<\/a><\/strong> (+6500)<\/h2>\n

This is where there\u2019s a giant chasm between the real contenders and the pretenders, at least in the eyes of Vegas oddsmakers. The Big 12 champion Sun Devils (11-2) actually saw their odds drop slightly from +6000 after sitting out the first-round action.<\/p>\n

Arizona State<\/strong>, which is led by powerful running back Cam Skattebo<\/a><\/strong>, will face the fifth-seeded Longhorns in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at 1 pm ET, Jan. 1 from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

8. Boise State<\/a><\/strong> (+8500)<\/h2>\n

As the lone Group of Five team left in the field, the Mountain West champion Broncos remain the biggest betting longshot. And their odds actually dropped precipitously from +6000 before the opening round.<\/p>\n

Despite what oddsmakers think, No. 3 seeded Boise State<\/strong> (12-1) still has college football\u2019s best running back in Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty<\/a><\/strong>, who is just 132 yards shy of breaking Barry Sanders<\/strong>\u2018 NCAA single-season rushing record of 2,628 yards set in 1988.<\/p>\n

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