National Championship Odds: Betting favorites see shakeup after Week 13 of college football

College football is entering the final weekend of the regular season, with some massive implications on games to be played after Thanksgiving on Friday and Saturday. That, after this weekend’s results and ahead of this weekend’s games, has again shifted the odds for who could win the national championship in the College Football Playoff.

BetMGM has updated its odds for the national title winner in the CFP. The top-ten in the odds remained the exact same as the lines from last week, but those just outside shifted a lot with only a game, maybe two, left for each to determine if they’ll even be in the field for the College Football Playoff.

Here were the updated odds as listed by those over at BetMGM:

Ohio State Buckeyes (+185)

Ohio State (11-0, 8-0) remained the odds-on favorite to win the national championship at (+185) at BetMGM. That’s after remaining undefeated following a 42-9 win over Rutgers on Saturday afternoon in their finale from Columbus.

Now, while they have those kinds of aspirations in the postseason, the Buckeyes have their biggest game of the season up next as they travel to play Michigan in The Big House. A win in The Game up in Ann Arbor is what they want most right now, with them having a chance to end a four-game losing streak, having not beaten them in five years, to the Wolverines before then reaching the Big Ten Championship and the College Football Playoff.

Indiana Hoosiers (+500)

Indiana (11-0, 8-0) also stayed in second in the odds to win the national championship over at BetMGM. They are still at (+500) as they went through their second bye week of the season this past weekend.

The Hoosiers will now try to stay unbeaten on the season in their in-state finale on Saturday when they play Purdue in West Lafayette. A victory over the Boilermakers would earn them the first spot for the Big Ten Championship, and would have them right on track for a bye come the selection of the CFP.

Texas A&M Aggies (+700)

Texas (11-0, 7-0) is then the last of the unbeaten teams, which naturally then has them still in third in the odds per BetMGM at (+700). That’s after a shutout win over Samford on Saturday at 48-0 from Kyle Field

The Aggies will now head to Austin on Black Friday for their much-anticipated finale in a rivalry game against Texas. A win over the Longhorns could be the difference in them being in or out of the SEC Championship, but A&M will remain a contender for the national championship regardless come the CFP.

Georgia Bulldogs (+1000)

Georgia (10-1, 7-1) remained where they were in fourth in the odds at (+1000) to win the national title at BetMGM. That’s as they’re coming off a 35-3 win over Charlotte down in Athens on Saturday afternoon.

The Bulldogs do not control their own fate as far as making it to Atlanta, as they’re already done with league play in the Southeastern Conference. But, UGA could improve its standing for the playoff with a rivalry win in a matchup against Georgia Tech inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on the afternoon of Black Friday.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish (+1100)

Notre Dame (9-2) stayed at the same odds as well over at BetMGM at (+1100). However, with how they’re trending on the field, you couldn’t blame anyone if that line improved for the Irish.

Notre Dame, in securing a ninth straight win, destroyed Syracuse on Saturday at 70-7. That has the Fighting Irish, beyond their impressive play on the field of late, within one win of maybe solidifying their spot to be in the College Football Playoff.

Texas Tech Red Raiders (+1400)

Texas Tech (10-1, 7-1) is also coming off of a second bye from this past weekend. They’ll now return to the field this upcoming weekend, with them needing one more win to have a chance at what they want in the Big 12 and the CFP.

With a victory over West Virginia in Morgantown on Saturday, the Red Raiders would clinch a spot in the Big 12 Championship. They’d then head to Arlington, awaiting to see who else would meet them there, to play for a conference title and their shot at the College Football Playoff.

Alabama Crimson Tide (+1500)

Alabama (9-2, 6-1) saw its odds drop to here at (+1500) after its loss to Oklahoma, and they didn’t move after a shutout at 56-0 over Eastern Illinois on Saturday. Now, the season for ‘Bama will come down to the Iron Bowl on Saturday night.

With a win over Auburn, Alabama could see its line move up again, as it would clinch their spot in the SEC Championship and almost certainly for the College Football Playoff. But, if the Tigers, inside Jordan-Hare, give them a third loss, the Crimson Tide would likely see their playoff hopes, as well as any odds to win the national championship, go out.

Oregon Ducks (+1500)

Oregon (10-1, 7-1) saw their odds stay the same, even after getting the win of the weekend, in a tie for sixth-best at (+1400) at BetMGM, along with Alabama. That’s despite winning at 42-27 over USC up in Eugene, with the matchup serving as a near elimination game for both the Ducks and the Trojans.

Oregon does have a difficult game left in their finale on Saturday, as they’ll travel to play Washington in Seattle. But, with this win over ‘SC, and another one this weekend over UW, the Ducks would be in the field, and have their chance at a national championship, for the CFP.

Ole Miss Rebels (+2000)

Again, there are still no odds out yet as to who will be coaching the Rebels after Black Friday. But, regardless, Ole Miss (10-1, 6-1), coming off of an eventful bye, remains right there in contention to win a national title in the CFP.

All Ole Miss has to do is win in the Egg Bowl on Black Friday over Mississippi State to fully clinch their spot in the College Football Playoff. What happens after that result in Starkville, though, remains to be seen by everyone in Oxford, as well as in Baton Rouge and Gainesville.

Oklahoma Sooners (+2500)

After wins in Knoxville and Tuscaloosa, Oklahoma (9-2, 5-2) put themselves back into championship contention at these odds of (+2500) over at BetMGM. They then got themselves one win closer to being in the field this weekend with a 17-6 win over Missouri in Norman.

With that, the Sooners are one victory away from getting to 10-2, as they’ll host another game this weekend against LSU. That’d likely clinch them a spot in the bracket, and give them a chance at a national championship in the College Football Playoff.

Michigan Wolverines (+8000)
Miami Hurricanes (+8000)
Utah Utes (+8000)
Vanderbilt Commodores (+10000)
Texas Longhorns (+20000)
BYU Cougars (+20000)

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