College Football Playoff quarterfinal schedule, matchups, odds: Texas becomes new title favorite

We have a new favorite to win the College Football Playoff after the first round.

No. 5 seed Texas is +300 to win it all at BetMGM after its 38-24 win over No. 12 Clemson on Saturday. The Longhorns have the shortest odds of anyone to win the national title and enters its Peach Bowl matchup against No. 4 Arizona State as a 13.5-point favorite.

No. 1 seed Oregon is the No. 2 favorite to win it all but is actually a slight underdog in its quarterfinal game. The Ducks are 1.5-point underdogs to No. 8 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. The Buckeyes dominated No. 9 Tennessee on Saturday night to earn a rematch with the Ducks and are the No. 3 favorites for the national title at +400.

Based on the odds, there are six clear contenders and Arizona State and Boise State. Those two teams have odds to win the national title of +5000. Everyone else is at +500 or better. Is that a case of big-name bias? Or are Arizona State and Boise State clearly the two worst teams remaining in the field?

We’ll find out starting Dec. 31. Here are the title odds for each of the eight remaining teams, along with an early look at the lines and totals for each of the four quarterfinal matchups.

Texas (+300)

Oregon (+350)

Ohio State (+400)

Penn State (+450)

Georgia (+500)

Notre Dame (+500)

Arizona State (+5000)

Boise State (+5000)

Fiesta Bowl

No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 3 Boise State

Date: Dec. 31 | Time: 7:30 p.m. ET | TV: ESPN | Line: Penn State -10.5 | Total: 52.5

The Nittany Lions blew out SMU on Saturday thanks to two pick-6s in the first half. SMU had a nightmare start to its first College Football Playoff appearance and was out of the game at halftime. Penn State’s defense bounced back in a big way after Oregon sliced and diced it in the Big Ten title game. Boise State is the Mountain West champion and has the nation’s best running back in Heisman runner-up…

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Publish date : 2024-12-22 14:05:00

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