The College Football Playoff rankings got a lot of buzz this week after a huge national shake-up with the Alabama Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers both going down on the field on Saturday and then falling down the list on Tuesday. Sharp bettors I spoke to say that they don’t factor the rankings into their weekly handicaps, but there are some futures opportunities available based on the magnitude of the remaining games.
This week, I asked Brad Powers (BradPowersSports.com; @BradPowers7) and Thor Nystrom (BettingPros.com; @thorku) for their thoughts on the CFP odds and the Week 11 card.
Powers: Georgia, Ohio State, Tennessee, Oregon.
-TCU loses this week so they are out.
-Georgia could lose a game and still make it. -Ohio State is going to be about a TD favorite vs Michigan and haven't lost at home to Michigan in 22 years so I think they win out. -Tennessee is a monster favorite in their last 3 games and I think they will make it at 11-1. -Oregon could have 12 straight wins and each of their last 4 games (Washington, Utah, Oregon State…USC/UCLA winner) would be a quality win.