Ohio State fans should be giddy. Their team made the four-team College Football Playoff field without playing a snap last week, making the Big Ten the second conference ever – the SEC was the first – to score two spots in the tournament.
USC, Tennessee, and Alabama fans will be disappointed, but they really don't have anyone to blame but their own teams' performance when it counted most. The bracket is now set for the two semifinal games that will determine who plays in the Jan. 9 title game at SoFi Stadium near LAX Airport.
Those semifinal games don't kick off until New Year's Eve, offering weeks of potential line movement as injuries crop up, players with NFL futures consider opting out, and the regulated mobile sportsbooks adjust to the money flowing in. But this can be a good time to grab an early line to lock in some value, so let's take a dive into the odds:
Team futures
Shop around for the best lines as they shift in coming days and weeks, but as of Wednesday mid-morning, here were the best futures odds being offered for each of the four teams: