College Football National Championship Odds: Georgia Favored for Three-peat

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Georgia is the favorite to win another national championship in the next college football championship odds market.
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Chase Kiddy @chaseakiddy May 30, 2023, 3:13 PM
  • Georgia, winner of two straight championships, is +225 to win again next season.
  • Alabama and Ohio State are +500 and +600, respectively, to win next year's championship.
  • Most national champions don’t come from too far down the table.

Georgia stomped TCU to win its second straight national championship and wrap up the 2022 college football season. 

Bulldogs fans are celebrating like it’s 1980 all over again, along with anyone who bought Georgia -13 in the college football odds market’s last game of the season.

With the season now complete, bettors must inevitably turn toward the 2023 college football season.

Inevitably, that comes with a new set of college football championship odds, which are already available at the BetMGM online sportsbook.

Who Won the 2022 College Football Championship?

Georgia capped an undefeated by decimating TCU, 65-7, to win its second consecutive college football national championship.

Who Is the Favorite to Win Next Year’s National Championship?

Georgia, the winner of the last two national championships, is a +225 favorite to win next season’s national championship.

2024 College Football National Championship Odds: The Favorites

TeamTitle Odds
Georgia225
Alabama500
Ohio State600
Michigan1000
USC1400
LSU1600
Clemson1800
Florida State1800
Penn State2500
Texas2500
Notre Dame2500
Tennessee3000
Oregon3500
Washington4000
Wisconsin5000
Utah5000
Texas A&M5000
Oklahoma6600
Auburn10000
UCLA10000
Oklahoma State10000

Kirby’s Reign: Looking for Meaning in the Early NCAAF Championship Odds

It’s still very early, so don’t feel bad if you’re not quite ready to be emotionally invested in college football odds for next fall. While early positions can be very profitable, they can also be total guesswork.

One of the things that stands out to me is the top of the table and how it compares to last year’s immediate post-championship odds.

Last year, after Georgia and Alabama played a four-quarter classic in the national championship game, the Bulldogs and Crimson Tide were priced essentially as co-favorites to win this past season’s national championship. 

It made sense. Georgia was the reigning champ; Alabama had Bryce Young, and the dynasty wasn’t quite over yet. Both teams would draw big action.

This year, there are no big numbers. Georgia is a clear (and sensible) favorite after winning back-to-back championships. Still, even with no co-favorite to draw big bets at the top of the market away from Georgia, the Bulldogs were +300 early in the market – a more lucrative price than they were offered last year.

To me, this is an indication that next year’s championship market will be more wide-open than this year’s, where it was speculated from the preseason on that only three teams were elite enough to win the title. 

Bettors looking to get involved early in the college football national championship odds market may want to consider venturing a bit further down the table, past the traditional, binary SEC powers. 

USC, Penn State, LSU and Michigan all have interesting cases to make. 

2024 College Football National Championship Odds: The Longshots

TeamTitle Odds
Ole Miss12500
TCU12500
North Carolina12500
UCF12500
Arkansas12500
Kansas State12500
Miami (FL)12500
Oregon State15000
Florida15000
Kentucky15000
Minnesota15000
South Carolina15000
Iowa20000
Miss. State20000
Louisville20000
Baylor20000
Tulane25000
Purdue25000
NC State25000
Missouri25000
Michigan State25000
Pittsburgh25000
Maryland 25000
Colorado25000
Iowa State30000
West Virginia30000
Texas Tech30000
Nebraska30000
Wake Forest30000
Kansas30000
Indiana50000
Cincinnati50000
Houston50000
C. Carolina50000
Arizona50000
Arizona State50000
Air Force50000
Colorado State100000
Vanderbilt 100000
Wyoming100000

Finding Value in the 2024 College Football National Championship Odds Market

Every year, there’s a lot of discussion of “value” in this part of the odds table. Here’s a question I field nearly every summer: “Sure, you can bet on Alabama to win another national championship at short odds, but wouldn’t you rather have reigning Big 12 champion Kansas State at 125-to-1?

Chris Klieman is an excellent coach who I am a huge fan of, and Kansas State may indeed compete for another conference championship next season. But any intrinsic “value” that may exist here is dwarfed by the fairly obvious reality that Kansas State has zero chance of winning a national championship next season.

I call this the Utah rule. A few years ago, Utah was a trendy pick to win the national championship at +7500. Paul Finebaum would bring guests on to talk about the Utes. ESPN Radio loved them. Talking heads would slide them in as their fourth and final playoff pick throughout the summer.

And here’s the thing: Utah nearly won the Pac-12 and made the playoff! 

They ultimately choked pretty hard in the conference title game to Oregon and never had a shot at the Final Four. Even if they hadn’t, would Utah really have stood a chance in a four-team playoff against multiple SEC opponents? Or Ohio State? It’s… unlikely.

As a general rule, I don’t bet venture down this far when hunting for futures in the college football championship odds market. I might bet on a dark horse to win its conference or make the playoff, as I did with TCU last season. 

But national championships are nearly always won by known goliaths with warehouses full of blue-chip recruits and future NFL players. That’s just the way this sport goes. When it comes to buying a national championship ticket, keep your eyes above the 50-to-1 line.

Colorado Football Odds: The Effect of Deion Sanders Hype

One of the early movements in the national championship market is that Colorado’s odds to win the College Football Playoff have shrunk from +30000 to +15000.

That puts Sanders and his newly acquired team in the same range as teams like Minnesota, Florida and reigning Big 12 champ Kansas State.

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Chase Kiddy

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.