Ohio State Continues to Pace Field
Ohio State may have a loss on its record to Texas, but the Buckeyes have impressed oddsmakers enough to keep them as the college football playoff oddsfavorite at +425. That was reinforced with an impressive win at Iowa on Saturday.
he Buckeyes also have the favorite in Heisman Trophy odds. Wideout Jeremiah Smith is listed at even. He continues to set school records weekly. No one has figured out how to cover him. Against Iowa, he scored a touchdown and did the Heisman pose in the end zone. Foreshadowing?
Feel for his quarterback Julian Sayin, who is +2800 in Heisman odds<. Sayin finds Smith with passes, but the wideout is getting all the accolades. Look for them to add more stats to their resumes in Week 6 when Maryland comes to Columbus for a Big Ten game.
Huge Clash on Tap in SEC
here will be a mega-game when it comes to the college football playoff championship picture in Week 6. Georgia, which is the current second pick at +500 in college football championship odds, will travel to Tuscaloosa to meet Alabama (+1100). These teams have both been impressive to date, with the Dawgs devouring every opponent. The Tide is coming off a big win at Mississippi State and should test Georgia.
The Texas Longhorns are +650 in college football odds today to win the national championship. They have a rivalry game against an Oklahoma team that is struggling on offense. The Sooners are +8000, and it feels like they have to win here to have any hopes of gaining a playoff bid. Quarterback John Mateer has been disappointing, along with his entire attack.
Other SEC teams factoring in college football betting odds are LSU at +1600, Tennessee at +7500, and Florida at +3000. The Gators were slammed by Missouri (+10000) after losing badly to the Tigers.
Notre Dame Keeps Rolling
It wasn’t as easy as the first games on the schedule, but Notre Dame remains undefeated and is impressing poll voters. The Fighting Irish sit at +600 in college football linestoday to win it all. Their quarterback CJ Carr is +800 in Heisman Trophy odds Expect Carr to have a huge game in Week 6 going against a Stanford team that was humbled 57-3 by Wake Forest on Saturday.
A quarterback who will have a chance to make a case head-to-head with Carr is Darian Mensah of Miami. The Hurricanes are off this week before playing Florida State on Oct. 17. They will meet Notre Dame in South Bend on Nov. 7. Mensah is the player given the best shot at overcoming Smith. He is listed at +400. Remember, Mensah was the favorite in this market before Smith started wowing everyone.
College football betting lines have defending national champion Indiana at +1100 to repeat. Their quarterback Josh Hoover is +5000 to follow Hoosier Fernando Mendoza as the Heisman winner in 2026. It is unlikely given the way Hoover has played thus far.
Hoover and the Hoosiers will have a chance to impress everyone on Oct. 17 when they play host to Ohio State in a massive Big Ten clash. College football playoff oddscertainly will shift after this game is played.
