Opening Odds for All CFP First-Round Games
By Sascha Paruk in College Football
Published:
- The 12-team CFP playoff field has been set
- The Alabama vs Oklahoma odds are almost a pick’em
- See the opening odds for all first-round College Football Playoff games
The 12-team College Football Playoff bracket has been set. The first round will feature #12 James Madison vs #5 Oregon, #11 Tulane vs #6 Ole Miss, #10 Miami vs #7 Texas A&M, and #9 Alabama vs #8 Oklahoma, with the better-seeded team hosting each game.
The table below lists the opening odds for all four first-round CFP games.
Opening CFP Odds
The top-four seeds waiting in the quarterfinals are: #1 Indiana, #2 Ohio State, #3 Georgia, and #4 Texas Tech. Though the Hoosiers took down the Buckeyes (13-10) in a low-scoring Big Ten title game, Ohio State remains the favorite in the national championship odds (+240), closely followed by undefeated Indiana (+250).
These are the early CFP Round 1 odds, but we are also tracking the full opening college football bowl game odds and lines for 2025-26.
Odds as of 12:55 pm ET at DraftKings. Claim the DraftKings Missouri promos before betting on the College Football Playoff.
Biggest CFP Spread
The biggest spread on the board by a wide margin is #5 Oregon laying over three touchdowns against James Madison, a team that only squeaked in because 8-5 Duke managed to steal the ACC championship.
The Dukes only played on a power-conference team this season, losing 28-14 at Louisville. They ran the table in the Sun Belt, winning each game by at least a touchdown. They also beat Washington State 24-20.
Highest CFP Total
The highest total on the board is 55.5 in #11 Tulane vs #6 Ole Miss. The Rebels went 6-6 O/U this season, with their games averaging 57.4 PPG. Tulane was just 4-9 O/U, with their games averaging just 51.7 PPG.
Early CFP Odds Movement
The most notable odds movement early on is Miami going from a +5.5-point road underdog at Texas A&M to just +4.0. The 10-2 Canes have won four in a row, while the 11-1 Aggies are coming off their only loss of the season – 27-17 at Texas – a setback that kept them out of the SEC title game and ultimately doomed them to a first-round game.
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Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
