Group of Five Best Bets: Boise State Leads the 2026 College Football Playoff Race
Boise State leads a wide-open Group of Five Playoff race at +675, but James Madison, UTSA, UNLV and Memphis are all bunched behind. Here’s the best bet.
Boise State leads a wide-open Group of Five Playoff race at +675, but James Madison, UTSA, UNLV and Memphis are all bunched behind. Here’s the best bet.
Ohio State opens as the 2026 national championship favorite at +600, but Notre Dame, Texas, Oregon, Georgia and Indiana are all bunched tightly behind in one of the flattest futures boards in years.
A deeper look at preseason Top-25 win total odds for 2026 CFB, from Ohio State and Georgia at 9.5 wins down to value plays like Clemson and Kansas State.
Notre Dame sits alone at 11.5 wins on the 2026 college football board, but Texas Tech’s heavy over-vig at 10.5 may be the sharpest number in the sport’s top tier.
CJ Carr and Arch Manning are neck-and-neck atop the 2026 Heisman Trophy odds, with Trinidad Chambliss, Dante Moore and Jeremiah Smith all lurking in a wide-open race.
Ohio State opens as the 2026 College Football Playoff favorite, but Notre Dame, Texas, Oregon, Indiana and Georgia are all bunched tightly behind the Buckeyes on the futures board.
Miami is priced as the biggest conference-title favorite in college football at -140, but SMU, Louisville and Clemson offer the best value in a wide-open chase for second place.
Texas Tech opens as the Big 12 title favorite again, but a quarterback shakeup and roster turnover have BYU and Utah looming as live threats in this futures market breakdown.
Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon are all priced inside +260 to win the 2026 Big Ten title. Here’s the odds breakdown, top contenders and best bet.
Georgia and Texas sit atop the SEC futures market entering 2026, with Oklahoma emerging as the value play behind them. Full odds breakdown and best bet inside.