College Football Playoff And New Year’s Six Bowl Games Betting Odds

Can you believe the College Football Playoff and New Year’s Six Bowls are finally here? It feels like Bowl Season has not been the same this year because of the transfer portal and players opting out. The other day on Full Press Coverage, we previewed the New Year’s Six Bowl Games, with the National Semifinals preview coming in a few days.

Today, with the New Year’s Six Bowls Underway, Full Press Coverage will be looking at the Betting Odds for all the games, including the Semifinals on Monday, and why certain teams are favored and other teams are underdogs.

Let’s Dive into the betting odds for the College Football Playoff National Semifinals and the rest of the New Year’s Six Bowls.

College Football Betting Odds For Semifinals and New Year’s Six Bowls

Betting Lines Via Sports Interaction:

(1) Michigan vs. (4) Alabama – Rose Bowl – Michigan -1.5 Favorites

The first game of the College Football Playoff will be the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Alabama. This is a pick’em game. Though Michigan is favored by 1.5, this is a closer game than people think. The line opened at -3.5 for Michigan and has come down. Many people think Alabama can win this game. Michigan has a lot to prove on this stage, falling the last two years. But this sets up perfectly for Nick Saban and Alabama in the underdog role. They have done it all season long. Alabama has a more explosive offense than Michigan and it will come down to which defense makes the stop.

(2) Washington vs. (3) Texas – Sugar Bowl – Texas -4 Favorites

Texas is favored by four points in this game and many expect Texas to win the battle at the line of scrimmage on Monday night in a game dubbed the “Sark After Dark” Bowl. Steve Sarkisian, the head coach of Texas, used to coach at Washington. We know Texas has a great offense with Quinn Ewers; however, the Washington Huskies’ offense is just as explosive with Michael Penix Jr., Dillion Johnson, and Rome Odunze. The Huskies can score at will. Not to mention, their defense is solid. Many people are underestimating them as they did in the Pac-12 Championship against Oregon.

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(8) Oregon vs. (23) Liberty – Fiesta Bowl – Oregon – 16.5 Favorites 

Oregon is a heavy favorite over Liberty and that should not come as a surprise. Look, we know Bo Nix is playing, but the rest of the high-powered offense is not. However, Oregon’s defense is still very good, and their offense is good with four and five-star recruits. But this is Liberty’s Super Bowl and the Flames want to show they can play with the Ducks. Look for Kaidon Salter to have a big game throwing the ball. That is how Liberty keeps things close along with running the ball and we know how the Ducks are against the run.

(6) Georgia vs. (5) Florida State – Orange Bowl – Georgia – 20.5 Favorites

So this might be the easiest game to cover on the night. Florida State had a chance to prove to everyone that they are worthy of being National Champions. Beat Georgia and make a claim for a split National Title. That is not happening. More than 20 players are opting out of this game, proving the Committee got the four teams right. Now Carson Beck and Georgia, who will only have a couple of guys opt out, will have a field day with a watered-down Seminoles team. Georgia is a better team when they get more guys involved instead of relying on Brock Bowers, who will not play in this game.

(11) Ole Miss vs. (10) Penn State – Peach Bowl – Penn St – 4.5 Favorites

It is surprising to see the Nittany Lions favored in this game, considering they are missing Manny Diaz, their defensive coordinator. Not to mention, Drew Allar has not been able to spread the field in this James Franklin offense. We know what Ole Miss can do with Jaxson Dart. Both Franklin and Lane Kiffin are looking to prove they can win a big game. The edge slightly goes to Kiffin for playing in a tougher conference; however, neither showed they could win the big game this year.

(9) Missouri vs. (7) Ohio State – Cotton Bowl – Ohio St – 5.5 Favorites

The Missouri Tigers have put together back-to-back stellar seasons. Playing in a New Year’s Six Bowl is quite an accomplishment. Brady Cook and the Tigers offense will look to upset an Ohio St team that will not have many regulars in the lineup. We know Kyle McCord is no longer with the program, as Devin Brown will start. The top wide receivers for the Buckeyes are question marks for the game. However, Emeka Egbuka seems more likely than Marvin Harrison Jr at this point. However, as we have seen in the past, it does not matter because they have five-star recruits as backups, and they have their coming-out party in big games. We have seen Missouri play with some of the best in the SEC and not finish the deal. It feels like they can in this one.

Other Bowl Games: 

Notre Dame is a 10.5-point favorite over Oregon St in the Sun Bowl

LSU is a 10-point favorite over Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl

Tennessee is a 6.5-point favorite over Iowa in the Citrus Bowl