College Football Playoff Predictions- Week 2

The top-ranked SEC teams (LSU, Georgia, Texas) are all a good bit lower here than you’d expect. The middle class of the SEC is incredibly strong, and my model thinks that there’s no true standout team at the top. That means a huge clump of teams are projected in the 7-9 win range. Inevitably some SEC teams will emerge to go 10-2 or better, but identifying who they are right now is tough.

Teams that I am higher on that consensus include TCU, South Florida and Georgia Tech. I already have a significant number of bets on all of these teams.

There are enough teams with a chance at the playoff that I figured I should also show the teams that are 26-50 in playoff odds. This is an interesting mix of teams that have taken early losses (Baylor, Arizona State, Michigan) as well as some random power conference teams. It’s likely that at least one, probably two, of these teams will end up making the playoff.