Sports Betting Roundup: College Football Playoff Bracket Set, NFL
The college football championship game games and Week 14 of the NFL produced some fascinating watching over the weekend.
Following Saturday ´ s games, the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket was revealed, with video games starting Dec. 19.
It wasn ´ t a good NFL Sunday for the favorites at the BetMGM online sportsbook - they went 6-6 straight up. That consisted of some huge upsets, consisting of an 8.5-point underdog winning outright.
The Bears-Packers divisional matchup was the most wager video game in regards to number of bets, and Chicago (+6.5) was the most wager team in regards to variety of bets. Green Bay won the video game 28-21 with a late touchdown.
In college football, Georgia was a 1.5-point favorite versus Alabama in the SEC championship and rolled to a 28-7 win. The Bulldogs took in 74% of the bets and 41% of the money.
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs (8) runs versus Chicago Bears linebacker D'Marco Jackson (48) during the 2nd half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
In the Big Ten champion, Indiana beat Ohio State 13-10 in a game in which the Hoosiers were four-point underdogs. Ohio State was the most wager team on Saturday, both in regards to the number of bets and money.
New Orleans (+8.5) was the second-biggest underdog in the NFL on Sunday, and they won outright versus Tampa Bay 24-20. The Saints took in simply 33% of the bets and 22% of the money.
Another upset in the NFL on Sunday was the Steelers (+6) beating the Ravens on the roadway 27-22. Pittsburgh took in 50% of the bets and 43% of the money.
Finally, the Texans beat the Chiefs 20-10 on Sunday Night Football, a game in which they were 4.5-point underdogs. Houston took in 51% of the bets and 50% of the cash.
With the College Football Playoff bracket set, the matches and spreads for the opening round are:
- Alabama (-1.5) at Oklahoma
- Miami at Texas A&M (-3.5 )
- Tulane at Mississippi (-16.5 )
- James Madison at Oregon (-20.5 )
Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) rolls out of the p [ocket against Alabama throughout the second half of a Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough (6) brings for a touchdown versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2nd half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren (30) runs to the endzone for a goal throughout the 2nd half of an NFL football video game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
