2025-2026 College Football Playoff Betting
The first round of the College Football Playoff has been completed so now we know the matchups for the College Football Playoff quarterfinals that will take place on Wednesday, December 31 and Thursday, January 1. In first round games there were two blowouts, as Mississippi routed Tulane, while Oregon outscored James Madison. The other two games were expected to be closer, and they were, as Alabama rallied from 17 points down to beat Oklahoma, while Miami won a defensive struggle against Texas A&M.
Now that the first round is in the books, we get on to where the real excitement begins, the College Football Playoff quarterfinals. It will be Miami taking on Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Wednesday, December 31 with the Buckeyes listed as a 10-point favorite in College Football Playoff odds. New Year’s Day action will have Oregon facing Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl with the Ducks a slight favorite, Alabama playing Indiana in the Rose Bowl with the Hoosiers laying a touchdown and Mississippi facing Georgia in the Sugar Bowl with the Bulldogs favored by a touchdown.
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2025-26 College Football Playoff Schedule
Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)
Wednesday, December 31
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Miami (Fla.) | Cotton Bowl | 7:30 PM | ESPN, WatchESPN
Thursday, January 1
No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Oregon | Orange Bowl | 12:00 PM | ESPN, WatchESPN
No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 9 Alabama | Rose Bowl | 4:00 PM | ESPN, WatchESPN
No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 6 Ole Miss | Sugar Bowl | 8:00 PM | ESPN, WatchESPN
Semifinals (Jan. 8-9)
Thursday, January 8
Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Arizona) | 7:30 PM | ESPN, WatchESPN
Friday, January 9
Peach Bowl (Atlanta) | 7:30 PM | ESPN, WatchESPN
College Football Playoff National Championship Game (Jan. 19)
Monday, January 19
Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida | 7:30 PM | ESPN, WatchESPN
Ohio State Buckeyes
Despite losing the Big Ten Championship game to the Indiana Hoosiers, the Ohio State Buckeyes remain the top seed and betting favorite to win the national championship.
Despite its popularity among casual bettors, the Buckeyes maintained their betting value this season. Ohio State finished 12-1 straight up and 10-2-1 against the spread. The strength of Ohio State is its defense, ranked 1st overall and for fewest points allowed.
However, in its 13-10 loss to Indiana for the Big Ten title, the Ohio State offense was exposed as far less than elite. The Buckeyes rank 50th for total offense, 41st for passing and 73rd for rushing. Too much of the burden for Ohio State this season has been on its defense, and Indiana proved that may not be enough.
Indiana Hoosiers
Indiana is the Big Ten champion for the first time since 1967. The Hoosiers are for real, ending all doubts, after beating Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game. Indiana enters the CFP with some of the most impressive metrics in the land.
Indiana is 13-0 straight up and 8-5 against the spread. Indiana ranks 6th in the nation for scoring offense and 2nd for fewest points allowed.
Google it, head coach Curt Cignetti is a big-time winner.
Georgia Bulldogs
The Georgia Bulldogs are likely the most physical team in the CFP. Georgia is coming off a 28-7 decimation of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC title game.
Georgia is not an offensive juggernaut, ranking 69th overall and 49th in scoring—the Bulldogs rank 89th in passing offense. However, UGA ranks 9th for total defense and 9th for fewest points allowed.
Head coach Kirby Smart is certainly an asset with two national championships in his pocket. Smart has built one of the most fundamentally sound and toughest programs in college football.
Oregon Ducks
The Ducks are the one team that slips into the top four in terms of College Football Playoff odds to win the national title. Oregon was extremely impressive in the first half against James Madison and then didn’t look very good in the second half, especially on defense.
Oregon is perhaps getting too much respect on the college football betting line, as they won’t be able to move the ball nearly as well against a Texas Tech team that boasts a defense that ranked 3rd in the country in fewest points allowed.
Oregon went 12-1 SU and 7-5-1 ATS in the regular season with seven of their 13 games going over the total. They did not cover the big number against James Madison in a game that went over the total.
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