With the college football season undergoing a format change, that inevitably brings some changes to the way bookmakers will see which shows can take home the college football playoff title. As Pac-12 and Big Ten announced that they would go to a conference schedule only, various bookmakers issued updated odds for the PPC 2020 Champion.
Once seated with 30/1 odds, the Ducks are now listed on DraftKings with 50/1 odds. Although Oregon won’t have to play Ohio State or FCS Champion North Dakota State on the Pac-12 roster, the bookmaker downgraded the Ducks’ title changes.
The Ducks now sit tied for the ninth best overall odds to win the title, downgraded from the seventh best odds to 30/1 to win the Playoff. Clemson (3/2) remains the favorite, followed by Ohio State (11/4), Alabama (4/1) and Georgia (12/1) complete the top four.
Oregon represents the highest Pac-12 team in Superbook odds with USC at 80/1 and Utah at 100/1. Since the initial odd ones were released, the Ducks have been the favorites to represent the Pac-12 in the college football playoff and are the conference’s best options for winning a national title.
While the sportsbook may have lowered the odds for Oregon, Sports Betting Dime’s Ryan Bolta really sees this as a reason to shoot the Ducks.
“The entire season is a huge question mark about what’s going on in the world, but assuming the season progresses, Oregon may have gotten a boost with the decision to play alone in the conference,” Bolta said, noting that the Ducks they were programmed to meet. Ohio State and NDSU.
“While these two games would have given Oregon a chance to impress voters, they also provided pitfalls earlier in the season. With the dates set aside, they can now focus on the Pac-12 board, which appears to be more manageable at first. This way, the tough games they’ll need to win to capture a championship won’t come until their new quarterback is locked down and loaded with a little more system experience. “
Although the Ducks will not have the first two tests against non-conference enemies, the margin of error will be slim. No Pac-12 team has been able to manage a perfect nine-game Pac-12 season plus a win in the conference title game since the conference expanded and added the conference championship game in the season. 2011.
In addition to the difficulty, Pac-12 seeks to expand the season to one more game. While the odds were released ahead of the report, on Friday, the stadium’s Brett McMurphy tweeted a list of the five additional possible Pac-12 matchups for the 2020 season, including Oregon’s matchup against Utah. Adding a rematch from last season’s Pac-12 Tilte game could only increase the difficulty of the Oregon season.
