The 2025 college football season will be here before you can say Arch Manning, and this year’s battle to raise the 3-foot-tall College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy figures to be a wide-open affair.
No one team team enters the season as the overwhelming favorite, according to the sportsbooks. Reigning national champion Ohio State and CFP semifinalist Texas are co-favorites, according to BetMGM and FanDuel, which list the teams at +500 and +600, respectively. Meanwhile DraftKings has the Buckeyes (+500) as slight favorites over the Longhorns (+550) and Georgia (+650). Caesars sees the title chase much the same way, with Ohio State (+500) just ahead of Texas (+525) and the Bulldogs (+675).
But the Buckeyes, Longhorns and Bulldogs, who combined to have 39 players selected in April’s NFL Draft, have significant holes to fill. All three teams will have a new starting quarterback and will need to replace most of their offensive line as well as stars on defense. That makes none of them a lock to win the national title.
The national championship odds, however, do offer some value on teams further down the board. Here are five of them:
1. Clemson (+1600 at DraftKings and BetMGM)
If you’re going to tie up your money for more than seven months to place a futures bet on the eventual national champion, there’s no reason to take a short price on one of the favorites such as Ohio State, Texas or Georgia. You’re very likely to get a better price on those teams during the season after a loss. Instead, this is a time to look for value, and there’s arguably no team that provides more of that than Clemson.
The Tigers are loaded with Sunday-level talent, with up to six possible 2026 NFL first-round picks returning from last season’s ACC championship squad that…
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Author : Gene Menez
Publish date : 2025-05-21 16:30:00
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