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After weeks of analysts and analytics alike calling the Ohio State Buckeyes the most complete team in college football, finally the oddsmakers have agreed. On Monday, BetOnline.ag installed the Buckeyes as the new favorite to win the College Football Playoff National Championship, jumping Alabama to take the top spot.
Ohio State is now 5-to-2 to win the title with ‘Bama and Clemson back at 11/4. Of course, these rankings aren’t solely dependent on the Buckeyes’ on-field dominance, as they also figure into account the fact that Alabama and LSU will face each other this weekend, inherently diminishing both of their chances to win it all.
It is possible that the winner of that game retakes the best odds after the toughest game on their regular season schedule is behind them, but OSU does have a game against Penn State (who currently has the eighth-best odds) looming in late November.
The Nittany Lions will face the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Saturday; the Gophers currently have the 12th best odds to win it all.
National Title Odds | Nov. 4
| Team | 10/28 Odds | 11/4 Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Team | 10/28 Odds | 11/4 Odds |
| Ohio State | 3/1 | 5/2 |
| Alabama | 11/4 | 11/4 |
| Clemson | 3/1 | 11/4 |
| LSU | 9/2 | 9/2 |
| Georgia | 12/1 | 10/1 |
| Oregon | 20/1 | 16/1 |
| Oklahoma | 20/1 | 20/1 |
| Penn State | 20/1 | 20/1 |
| Utah | 50/1 | 40/1 |
| Baylor | 80/1 | 66/1 |
| Iowa | 100/1 | 100/1 |
| Minnesota | 100/1 | 100/1 |
| Cincinnati | 500/1 | 250/1 |
| Florida | 50/1 | 250/1 |
| Appalachian State | 500/1 | Off the Board |
| SMU | 150/1 | Off the Board |
In addition to the national title odds, with the first CFP Committee rankings being revealed on Tuesday, Nov. 5, we also got odds about where each of the top four teams are likely to place in those initial rankings.
The Buckeyes are not favored to slot into any of the specific placements, but they have the second-best odds to be the initial No. 1 team, tied for second to be No. 2, and are the third most likely team to be both third and fourth following Tuesday’s announcement. So, the bookmakers see them as being more likely to be No. 1 or 2 than 3 or 4.
CFP Nov. 5 Seeding Odds
| Team | 1st Place Odds | 2nd Place Odds | 3rd Place Odds | 4th Place Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1st Place Odds | 2nd Place Odds | 3rd Place Odds | 4th Place Odds |
| LSU | 1/1 | 2/1 | 7/2 | 3/2 |
| Ohio State | 9/4 | 2/1 | 8/5 | 7/2 |
| Alabama | 3/1 | 3/2 | 5/4 | 5/1 |
| Clemson | 3/1 | 3/1 | 11/4 | 1/2 |
BetOnline.ag also released over/under totals for seven other teams likely to see themselves slotted in fairly high, including a pair of Big Ten teams.
CFP Nov. 5 Over/Unders
| Team | O/U seeding |
|---|---|
| Team | O/U seeding |
| Penn State | 5 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Oregon | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 8 |
| Utah | 9 |
| Minnesota | 11.5 |
| Baylor | 14.5 |
Finally, following his dominating performance against Wisconsin on Oct. 26, OSU’s Chase Young has skyrocketed up the Hesiman rankings, but the odds are still favoring a quarterback (how boring).
That being typed, Buckeye quarterback Justin Fields is also still on the board, so there is a decent shot that Ohio State gets a pair of players to New York. But, seriously, what does J.K. Dobbins have to do to get back on the board?
Heisman Trophy Odds | Nov. 4
| Player | 10/28 Odds | 11/4 Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Player | 10/28 Odds | 11/4 Odds |
| Joe Burrow | 4/5 | 10/11 |
| Jalen Hurts | 9/4 | 5/2 |
| Tua Tagovailoa | 5/1 | 154 |
| Justin Fields | 6/1 | 15/2 |
| Chase Young | 25/1 | 8/1 |