College Football Playoff betting odds: Boise State rebounds after Eastern Washington win

Boise State bounced back from a rough opening game by blasting Eastern Washington last Friday, 51-14. 

The Broncos (1-1) torched the Eagles (0-2) for 639 yards of total offense, including 330 rushing yards. 

Following the strong showing at Albertsons Stadium, Boise State is now +790 to reach the College Football Playoff in the latest odds from FanDuel. The Broncos were +920 to make a return trip to the playoff last week. 

“We had to take a big step from Week 1 to Week 2,” Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson said after the win. “And regardless of how Week 1 was, you need to take a jump. But we needed to as a team.

“As a whole team, I’m excited about the growth that we had. But we’ve still got a long way to go.”

The Broncos are idle this week before starting Mountain West play next Saturday at Air Force (1-0). Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. Mountain time at Falcon Stadium.  

During the 2024 season, Boise State finished 12-2 overall, captured a second straight MWC title and reached the CFP for the first time in program history. The Broncos earned a first-round bye and fell to Penn State in a Fiesta Bowl quarterfinal. 

Boise State is a commanding -125 favorite to repeat as MWC champion, coming in well above UNLV (+500), Air Force (+900), Fresno State (+900), San Jose State (+1300) and Colorado State (+1600). 

In the CFP betting odds, South Florida (2-0) is the favorite to represent the Group of Five at +220. The 18th-ranked Bulls followed up their dominant showing against Boise State with an 18-16 road victory at Florida (1-1). 

Fellow American Conference member Tulane is next in the odds at +520. The Green Wave (2-0) hosts Duke (1-1) on Saturday.  

FanDuel also lists CFP odds for Memphis (+980), Navy (+1120), North Texas (+2500) and East Carolina (+5000) of the American. 

The Broncos lead the way in the CFP odds among MWC teams, followed by UNLV (+1260), Air Force (+2500), Fresno State (+3000) and Colorado State (+5000).

James Madison (+880) and Texas State (+1300) of the Sun Belt and Toledo (+1600) of the MAC are also CFP contenders.

The five highest-rated conference champions in the final CFP rankings receive automatic bids to the playoff. 

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