Then & Now
We’re only 3 weeks into the college football season…already the national championship picture is beyond muddled. The performances from contenders like FSU and Alabama haven’t left prognosticators pegging chalk for the national title. Then again the next time they crown a national champion in September will be the first. During the BCS era we grew accustomed to wholesale changes in future odds after just one loss but the playoff has changed the way oddsmakers need to adjust prices. You’ll notice plenty of teams from power conferences with only modest movement despite being saddled with a loss already (Ahem Georgia). Surprise teams like Texas A&M, BYU, and Notre Dame have seen value completely dissipate from their prices amid impressive hot starts. With so much football left to play there’s still value on the board…it’s all about identifying Cinderella before the rest of the betting community finds her first.
All prices from Westgate Superbook
| August 28 | Current | Change | |
| FSU | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| Oregon | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Alabama | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Auburn | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| UCLA | 10 | 12 | -2 |
| LSU | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| Baylor | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| Texas A&M | 100 | 15 | 85 |
| Georgia | 18 | 20 | -2 |
| Notre Dame | 100 | 25 | 75 |
| Ohio St | 40 | 30 | 10 |
| Michigan St | 25 | 30 | -5 |
| Ole Miss | 50 | 30 | 20 |
| USC | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 30 | 40 | -10 |
| Florida | 60 | 40 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | 50 | -20 |
| Stanford | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| BYU | 300 | 50 | 250 |
| Kansas St | 100 | 75 | 25 |
| Nebraska | 100 | 75 | 25 |
| TCU | 100 | 75 | 25 |
| Arizona St | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Missouri | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Washington | 75 | 100 | -25 |
| Clemson | 75 | 100 | -25 |
| Arizona | 200 | 100 | 100 |
| Mississippi St | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Oklahoma St | 200 | 200 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 100 | 200 | -100 |
| Field | 75 | 200 | -125 |
| Iowa | 100 | 300 | -200 |
| Virginia Tech | 200 | 300 | -100 |
| Pittsburgh | 1000 | 300 | 700 |
| Tennessee | 200 | 500 | -300 |
| Miami FL | 200 | 500 | -300 |
| Michigan | 75 | 500 | -425 |
| Georgia Tech | 500 | 500 | 0 |
| Oregon St | 500 | 500 | 0 |
| Louisville | 300 | 500 | -200 |
| Texas | 100 | 1000 | -900 |
| Utah | 1000 | 1000 | 0 |
| Duke | 1000 | 1000 | 0 |
