Betting Interest Wanes As 1st Round Of College Football Playoff

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LAS VEGAS (AP) - With the noteworthy exception of Friday night's Alabama-Oklahoma face-off, gamblers aren't hurrying to position wagers on the opening week of this season's College Football Playoff.


The presence of two Group of Five agents - 11th-seeded Tulane and 12th-seed James Madison - in matchups in which they are substantial underdogs has taken a great deal of the appeal off the preliminary.


Sixth-seeded Mississippi is preferred by 17 1/2 points at BetMGM Sportsbook over Tulane, and No. 5 Oregon is a 20 1/2-point favorite over James Madison.


"It's not as hyped up and interesting as it has remained in years prior," said Joey Feazel, head of football at Caesars Sportsbook. "But I make certain when we get to the next round, it will be exciting and we'll gather a lot of manage there."


The New Year's Eve and Day quarterfinals might have a variety of intriguing matches, however there is a real possibility this weekend will end with a number of blowouts.


"We're still waiting on a bulk of the action to come through," BetMGM trading supervisor Seamus Magee stated.


FILE - Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti holds up the championship trophy after the Big Ten championship NCAA college football video game against Ohio State in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)


The most awaited matchup this week is eighth-seeded Oklahoma's home game against No. 9 seed Alabama. The betting line has bounced back and forth in between which group is the preferred.


The Sooners were favored by 1 1/2 points at BetMGM as of Thursday afternoon in their 3rd meeting in 13 months. Oklahoma won the first 2 games and will be at home for this matchup.


CBS SportsLine handicapper Bruce Marshall kept in mind both offenses have significant enigma. Bama's running game has actually not fared terrific against leading competition and had minus-3 backyards in the Southeastern Conference title game loss to Georgia. Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer has struggled to discover a rhythm given that returning from injury.


"The rematch thing type of makes you like Alabama a little bit here, however I do not understand they look like they're a risk to go any deeper than this round," Marshall stated. "They may manage this one, but they're going to have to play a lot much better than they have in the last month, certainly a lot much better than they did against Georgia. That effort didn't make any sense. There was no reason for them to be as flat as they remained in that game."


Second-seeded Ohio State might have lost the Big Ten title video game to Indiana, delivering the leading seed to the Hoosiers, however the odds still favor the Buckeyes.


BetMGM notes the Buckeyes at +225 to win the national championship; Indiana is best behind at +275. Third-seeded Georgia is the next closest at +500.


Bettors have actually seen this motion picture. Ohio State entered into last season's playoffs off a confounding loss to Michigan, however then rolled through the postseason to win the championship game. Each success was by double digits.


"Ohio State is the No. 1 most-bet group by a large margin, but their cost has actually been so short all year," Magee said. "My forecast is Ohio State over Indiana. You saw it in 2015 Ohio State losing to Michigan, they lose to Indiana this year, however you see what this team can come playoff time."


Lane Kiffin desired to remain Ole Miss' coach in the playoff after taking the LSU task, but was informed his services were no longer required in Oxford.


What that means to the Rebels' fortunes is difficult to know. They were thought about borderline nationwide champion contenders under Kiffin, but aside from an anticipated victory in the very first round, how far the Rebels go is far from specific. They are noted at 25-1 at BetMGM to win the title - behind 8 other teams.


Marshall said quarterback Trinidad Chambliss' development under Kiffin might be hard to duplicate.


"Kiffin was so associated with the mechanics of that and the play calling, (his absence) may really harm Ole Miss a bit," Marshall said. "It could work both methods. They could actually galvanize and circle the wagons around (coach Pete) Golding, but I think the specifics without Kiffin the play caller could harm Chambliss a little bit."


All four schools with a first-round bye lost in the quarterfinals last season when the CFP went to a 12-team format for the very first time.


The significant drawback of getting the bye is waiting about three weeks to take the field for a game and maybe not being as sharp.


Feazel, however, didn't purchase that theory.


"That's describing an one-year trend," Feazel stated. "We're discussing (only) four video games where that happened in 2015. ... I think it still is an advantage to get a bye, especially just the time to prepare depending on the coach."


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Alabama running back Dre Washington (20) runs versus Georgia during the very first half of a Southeastern Championship game NCAA college football video game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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