{"id":1277,"date":"2025-01-01T17:12:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T14:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/texas-longhorns-cfp-national-championship-favorite-as-quarterfinals-kick-off\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T17:12:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T14:12:03","slug":"texas-longhorns-cfp-national-championship-favorite-as-quarterfinals-kick-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/texas-longhorns-cfp-national-championship-favorite-as-quarterfinals-kick-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Longhorns CFP National Championship Favorite, as Quarterfinals Kick Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/texas-longhorns-cfp-national-championship-favorite-as-quarterfinals-kick-off\/#Big_Ten_SEC_Favored\" title=\"Big Ten, SEC Favored\">Big Ten, SEC Favored<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/es\/texas-longhorns-cfp-national-championship-favorite-as-quarterfinals-kick-off\/#Boises_Jeanty_Key\" title=\"Boise\u2019s Jeanty Key\">Boise\u2019s Jeanty Key<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The College Football Playoff (CFP) continues tonight in Phoenix with the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl between No. 3 Boise State squaring off against No. 6 Penn State at State Farm Stadium. As the quarterfinals kick off, No. 5 Texas is the betting front-runner to win the National Championship at +300.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340021\" data-style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO wp-image-340021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CFP_Bracket_241221_Ohio-State_16x9-858x492.jpg\" alt=\"College Football Playoff CFP National Championship\" width=\"858\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CFP_Bracket_241221_Ohio-State_16x9-858x492.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CFP_Bracket_241221_Ohio-State_16x9-430x247.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CFP_Bracket_241221_Ohio-State_16x9.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"text-description\">The quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff get underway tonight in Phoenix with the Fiesta Bowl. The action continues with three games on New Year\u2019s Day \u2014 the Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl. (Image: College Football Playoff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Only eight teams remain with a shot at winning the CFP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/michigan-favored-for-cfp-national-championship\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">National Championship<\/a>. Along with Texas, PSU, and Boise St., they are No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Georgia, No. 4 Arizona State, No. 7 Notre Dame, and No. 8 Ohio State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Texas, which went 12-2 in its first year in the SEC, is heavily favored against Big 12 champion Arizona St. in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. BetMGM has the Longhorns a 12.5-point favorite against the Sun Devils at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Peach Bowl kicks off tomorrow at 1 pm EST.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">With Texas seemingly having the easiest road to the semifinals where they\u2019d play either OSU or Oregon, bettors think the Longhorns represent smart money for the natty.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">BetMGM says about 10% of its tickets and over 13% of the overall money is on Texas to win it all. Only Ohio State has more tickets and cash at 13% and 16%. BetMGM isn\u2019t overly scared regarding the Buckeyes action, as OSU\u2019s line remains slightly longer than Texas at +350.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Oregon is next at +450 followed by Georgia and Penn State (+525), Notre Dame (+650), and Arizona State and Boise State (+6600).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Big_Ten_SEC_Favored\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>Big Ten, SEC Favored<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Boise St., Arizona St., Oregon, and Georgia received CFP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/circas-stevens-says-las-vegas-should-host-first-week-of-cfp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first-round<\/a> byes for winning their conference championships. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sportsbook-halts-on-college-games-last-longer-than-those-on-nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bettors<\/a> and many college football pundits feel the byes for Boise and ASU, which respectively won the Mountain West and Big 12, were unjust, as their conferences were considerably weaker than the Big 10 and SEC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The CFP will likely amend its 12-team ranking system for next year, with the top four overall teams receiving byes instead of automatic byes for the four strongest conference winners. For this year, however, Boise and Arizona St.\u2019s byes present attractive semifinal pathways for Texas and Penn State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">In tonight\u2019s quarterfinal opener, the Nittany Lions are 11-point favorites. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/betmgm-takes-the-lead-at-mgm-sportsbooks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BetMGM<\/a> tells <i>Casino.org <\/i>that 62% of the money is on PSU.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In the Rose Bowl, Ohio State is a 2.5-point favorite for redemption against Oregon after losing to the Ducks 32-31 in October. BetMGM says 66% of the action is on the Buckeyes. \u201cThe Granddaddy of Them All\u201d kicks off tomorrow at 5 pm EST from Pasadena.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tomorrow\u2019s nightcap is the Sugar Bowl between ND and Georgia. The Bulldogs are 1.5-point favorites. BetMGM says 61% of the money is on Georgia despite starting Gunner Stockton at QB in place of the injured Carson Beck.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boises_Jeanty_Key\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>Boise\u2019s Jeanty Key<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty finished second in this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/maryland-sportsbooks-ditch-most-college-player-props\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heisman<\/a> race. The junior ran for nearly 2,500 yards on 344 carries for a 7.3-yard per carry average. He scored 29 touchdowns and added a receiving TD for 30 total trips to the endzone.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tonight will be a different test for Jeanty. The Nittany Lion defense, led by defensive end Abdul Carter, who is expected to go early in next year\u2019s NFL Draft, is among the best in the nation. The Penn State D held its opponents to just 15.9 points and 280 yards a game.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">While Jeanty was the top back in the country this year averaging 192 yards a game, BetMGM has his over\/under for tonight at 131.5 rushing yards. He\u2019s still expected to score a touchdown at -250. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/texas-longhorns-cfp-national-championship-favorite\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Longhorns CFP National Championship Favorite, as Quarterfinals Kick Off<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The College Football Playoff (CFP) continues tonight in Phoenix with the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl between No. 3 Boise State squaring off against No. 6 Penn State at State Farm Stadium. As the quarterfinals kick off, No. 5 Texas is the betting front-runner to win the National Championship at +300. 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