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College Football Playoff Bowl Game Favorites. BTB - December 22, 2020. On Sunday, the NCAA announced the four teams that have advanced to the College Football Playoff. And, as usual, the. Odds to Win the 2021 College Football Playoffs Championship according to Bovada Sportsbook. Updated on December 24, 2020. 2020-2021 NCAA National Championship Winner Alabama (#1) -175 Clemson (#2) +210 Ohio State (#3) +650 Notre Dame (#4) +2200 Bet on the 2021 College Football Playoffs Championship Las Vegas Odds at Bovada Sportsbook. The College Football Playoff selection committee's announcement of the four-team field for this season's CFP on Sunday provided no surprises. 1 Alabama will take on No. 4 Notre Dame in the.
College football expert picks, predictions for all the bowl games and the College Football Playoff.
* next to the pick means the team will win, but not cover.
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Monday, December 21
Myrtle Beach Bowl
North Texas vs Appalachian State
3:30 ESPN
Line: Appalachian State -21, o/u: 64.5
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Gill Alexander, VSIN: App State
Patrick Conn, Longhorns Wire: App State
Jeff Feyerer, Fighting Irish Wire: App State*
Pete Fiutak, CFN: App State
Dan Harralson, Vols Wire: App State
Phil Harrison, Buckeyes Wire: App State*
Jeremy Mauss, MW Wire: App State
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN: App State
Kegan Reneau, Sooners Wire: App State
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire: App State
Nick Shepkowski, Fighting Irish Wire: App State*
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners: App State*
Keith Stewart, WinnersandWhiners: App State*
Brian Stultz, Auburn Wire: App State
Clucko the Chicken, CFN: North Texas
CONSENSUS PICK: App State
Tuesday, December 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Tulane vs Nevada
3:30 ESPN
Line: Tulane -3, o/u: 56
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Gill Alexander, VSIN: Tulane
Patrick Conn, Longhorns Wire: Tulane
Jeff Feyerer, Fighting Irish Wire: Nevada
Pete Fiutak, CFN: Tulane
Dan Harralson, Vols Wire: Nevada
Phil Harrison, Buckeyes Wire: Tulane
Jeremy Mauss, MW Wire: Tulane
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN: Tulane
Kegan Reneau, Sooners Wire: Nevada
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire: Tulane
Nick Shepkowski, Fighting Irish Wire: Nevada
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners: Tulane
Keith Stewart, WinnersandWhiners: Tulane
Brian Stultz, Auburn Wire: Tulane
Clucko the Chicken, CFN: Nevada
CONSENSUS PICK: Tulane
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The 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship is scheduled to take place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Monday, January 11, 2021.
- College Football Playoff
- Date: Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
- Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
- Location: Miami Gardens, Florida
The College Football Playoff began in 2014 and is a four-team postseason tournament for NCAA FBS schools. A playoff committee selects four schools to compete in semifinals with the winners meeting in the title game. All three of the games are played on neutral fields and the venues are rotated on an annual basis.
The semifinal matchups for the College Football Playoff Championship will take place on Friday, Jan. 1, 2020 from two neutral venues:
- Rose Bowl
- Date: Friday, Jan. 1, 2021
- Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
- Venue: Rose Bowl
- Location: Pasadena, California
- Sugar Bowl
- Date: Friday, Jan. 1, 2021
- Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
- Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
and Alabama have both captured the title twice while Ohio State and LSU were the only other schools to win the CFP championship.Odds to Win 2021 College Football
Playoff Championship
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Top 10 Contenders
Per FanDuel Oddsmakers
College Football Playoff Favorites
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| Clemson Tigers |
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Georgia Bulldogs |
| Florida Gators |
| LSU Tigers |
| Texas Longhorns |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| Oklahoma Sooners |
| Penn State Nittany Lions |
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2020 College Football
Contenders Analysis
By Brian Edwards
Clemson, Alabama and Ohio State were easy choices in the top three of our Preseason Power Rankings. The order was difficult, though, as there is very little separation between the three. I think Alabama has the best overall roster, but I give Clemson the edge based on having the best QB. Yes, Justin Fields was nothing short of sensational last season, but the Buckeyes lost all four starters on their defensive line and a pair of outstanding offensive linemen. Therefore, I gave the Crimson Tide the slight edge on Ryan Day's squad.
Until somebody unseats Lincoln Riley's Oklahoma Sooners in the Big 12, there's no reason to think that redshirt freshman QB and former five -star recruit Spencer Rattler won't duplicate the success we've seen from Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts in Norman. Indeed, I'm that big of a believer in Riley even though we've seen nothing out of Rattler at the collegiate level yet.
Then we have Florida and Georgia at No.'s 5 and 6, respectively. Unlike the previous three seasons when UGA has bested UF, I'm of the belief that the Gators will have the better QB this year. That's not a shot at Wake Forest grad transfer Jamie Newman, who is a talent dual-threat signal caller that'll take over for Jake Fromm. It's more of a hat tip to both Fromm and UF's Kyle Trask.
The other most dangerous threats to crash the College Football Playoff are Penn State, Oregon, LSU and Texas, who round out our Top 10 in that order. The Nittany Lions get Ohio State in Happy Valley, and they bring back a ton of talent from last season's 11-win team. With the demise of USC in recent years, Stanford's 2019 collapse (and a surge of players exiting the program this past spring) and Chris Petersen's stunning retirement at Washington, Mario Cristobal's Oregon program is clearly the team to beat in the Pac-12 until further notice.
However, the Ducks have to break in a new quarterback, so they weren't worthy of a top-five slot. LSU wasn't either, although the Tigers still have a talent galore on their roster. It remains to be seen how much of an impact the losses of Joe Brady and Dave Aranda will have on the coaching staff, and we just need to see QB Myles Brennan in action before having too much faith in the defending champs.
Finally, there's Texas, which is dealing with a heap of off-the-field issues in recent weeks. If Tom Herman can get his players on the same page by August, the Longhorns have a chance to be really good. Sam Ehlinger appears poised for a monster senior season.
2020 College Football
Sleeper Teams
One sleeper of note is No. 16 North Carolina. The Tar Heels only went 7-6 last year, but all six defeats were one-possession games. Three losses came by six combined points. As a true freshman in 2019, QB Sam Howell threw for 3,6141 yards with a 38/7 touchdown-to-interception ratio. I think UNC will be favored in at least nine games and get a rematch with Clemson (which won 21-20 in Chapel Hill last year) at the ACC Championship Game.
I think Cincinnati (No. 18) will be the nation's top Power Five team in 2020. The Bearcats add several four-star recruits, in addition to transfers from Notre Dame and Alabama. They return eight starters from a defense that gave up only 20.1 points per game, and this unit gets All-American candidate James Wiggins back. The safety tore his ACL last August.
2020 College Football
Top 25 Preseason Rankings
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2020 College Football
Top 25 Conference Rankings
The SEC (6), Big 10 (5) and Big 12 (4) have 15 of the Top 25 teams in the VegasInsider.com Top 25 Preseason Rankings. After the top trio, both the ACC and Pac-12 place three schools in the rankings. The American Athletic Conference boasts two schools in Cincinnati and Memphis, while Notre Dame and Boise State represent the Independent schools and Mountain West Conference respectively.
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College Football Playoff Championship Predictions
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2021 College Football Playoff
Semifinal Picks
Rose Bowl: 2) Clemson beats 3) Florida
Sugar Bowl: 1) Ohio State beats 4) Oklahoma
With Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne leading the way, Clemson will take out Florida, the winner of its first SEC Championship Game since 2008, in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff. The Tigers will then meet Ohio State in the finals. In a rematch of last year's semifinal win for Dabo Swinney's team, Clemson will once again get the best of the Buckeyes by a narrow margin in a 60-minute slugfest.
The Gators will make their first appearance in the CFP thanks to a stellar season from QB Kyle Trask and one of the nation's premier defenses. Justin Fields will once again produce Heisman-like numbers in leading Ohio State to a Big Ten title. Oklahoma will get back to the CFP because that's just what Lincoln Riley does year in and year out. However, the Sooners won't advance again, with Fields outplaying his counterpart Spencer Rattler.
2021 College Football Playoff
Championship Pick
Clemson beats Ohio State
College Football Playoff
Betting History
The College Football Playoff Championship has watched favorites go 3-3 straight up (SU) in the first six installments but underdogs have managed to go 5-1 against the spread (ATS) for bettors taking the points. LSU was the first favorite to win and cover as it rolled Clemson 42-25 in the 2020 title game. Total bettors have watched the 'over' go 5-1 and we've seen an average combined score of 64.8 points per game.
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