
2022 College Football National Championship Odds: Over 14% of Bets on Alabama to Win CFP
The 2022 college football season is roughly halfway through its regular season. NCAAF handicapper Matt MacKay is here to break down the top college football programs and odds associated with their outlook for winning the 2022 College Football Playoff.
Matt MacKay - October 21, 2022, 3:30 PM EDT
4 mins2022 College Football National Championship Odds: Over 14% of Bets on Alabama to Win CFP
The 2022 college football season is roughly halfway through its regular season. Pressure will build as conference play will usher in plenty of lopsided blowouts and upsets.
The usual blue-blood college football programs are vying for seeding into the 2022 College Football Playoff. Whether it's Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson, or Georgia, there are elite players on both sides of the line of scrimmage that help improve their team's chances to compete for a chance to hoist the CFP National Championship trophy. Teams with less exposure to the playoffs are making themselves known nationwide based on their production and record.
First, let's compare the National Championship odds for some top college football programs across various sportsbooks to identify the best value currently available in the betting market.
2022 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship Odds Comparison
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Ohio State is the betting favorite ahead of Week 8. The Buckeyes' odds to win their second CFP National Championship hover between +170 at FanDuel and +180 at Caesars and DraftKings. BetMGM and PointsBet are in the middle at +175.
The University of Georgia Bulldogs is close to Ohio State in terms of their odds. Hovering between +180 at DraftKings, all the way up to +200 at BetMGM and PointsBet. FanDuel and VegasInsider offer +190 and +192, respectively, for the Bulldogs to repeat as national champions.
Another perennial SEC powerhouse, the Alabama Crimson Tide, start their national championship odds at +400 on PointsBet and FanDuel. BetMGM and DraftKings have the best lines for the Crimson Tide at +450, while VegasInsider sportsbook lists them at +420.
Clemson and Michigan have much lower odds, which means the payout will be that much more significant if either of these two programs makes a run in the 2022 College Football Playoff. The Tigers start at +1000 on DraftKings and rise to +1100 at BetMGM and PointsBet. The best value is over at FanDuel, where bettors can lay a wager on Clemson at +1200. Michigan sits at +1600 on most sportsbooks, with the exception being +1500 at PointsBet.
The third SEC team making a lot of noise with an undefeated record is the Tennessee Volunteers. The Vols have a wide range of odds, starting at +1400 at PointsBet, climbing up to +1600 on DraftKings, and maxing out at +2000 on FanDuel.
2022 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship Percentage of Bets
Team | % of Bets |
|---|---|
Ohio State | 13.7% |
Alabama | 14.7% |
Michigan | 10.7% |
Georgia | 9.8% |
Tennessee | 9.7% |
Clemson | 5.6% |
2022 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship Top Teams
Ohio State and Alabama account for the most tickets through seven weeks of college football action. The Buckeyes have an elite quarterback in C.J. Stroud and an offense firing on all cylinders, but its defense is a top-ten unit holding opponents to 15.7 points per game. The Crimson Tide lost a heartbreaker against Tennessee in Week 7, 52-49, but they only dropped to sixth in the rankings. The offense is top-five in the nation with former Heisman-winner Bryce Young, but the defense needs to tighten up.
Georgia, Clemson, and Tennessee are all undefeated but have faced plenty of adversity in their schedules up to this point in the season. The defending champion Bulldogs had a real scare against Missouri, while Clemson needed overtime to hold off a potent Wake Forest passing attack. Tennessee just recorded their first win over Alabama in 15 years, but they also went to overtime during their first road game against Pitt. Michigan is an old-school, ground-and-pound offense with running back Blake Corum leading the charge, while the Wolverines' defense has held its opponents to 12.1 points per game, ranked fifth-lowest in the nation.
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