Sports Betting Roundup: College Football Playoff Bracket Set, NFL
The college football conference champion video 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 games beginning Dec. 19.
It wasn ´ t a good NFL Sunday for the favorites at the BetMGM online sportsbook - they went 6-6 straight up. That included some big upsets, including an 8.5-point underdog winning outright.
The Bears-Packers divisional matchup was the most bet game in regards to number of bets, and Chicago (+6.5) was the most wager group in regards to number of bets. Green Bay won the game 28-21 with a late touchdown.
In college football, Georgia was a 1.5-point favorite against Alabama in the SEC champion and rolled to a 28-7 win. The took in 74% of the bets and 41% of the cash.
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs (8) runs versus Chicago Bears linebacker D'Marco Jackson (48) throughout the 2nd half of an NFL football video game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
In the Big Ten championship, 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 terms of the variety 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 road 27-22. Pittsburgh took in 50% of the bets and 43% of the cash.
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 matchups and spreads for the opening round games 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 during the second half of a Southeastern Championship game NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough (6) brings for a goal versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second 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) goes to the endzone for a touchdown throughout the 2nd half of an NFL football video game versus the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)