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The 2024/25 NCAA football competition is about to end, so let's take a moment to look back on several of the biggest shocking results where the huge underdogs not only beat the spread, but came out on top.
The five most notable upsets in college football so far this season occurred in week 2, week 6, week 9, week 12, and week 13, and included the following fixtures:
Northern Illinois (+28) at 5 Notre Dame – week 2
Vanderbilt (+23.5) at 1 Alabama – week 6
Liberty at Kennesaw State (+27) – week 9
Stanford (+21) at 22 Louisville – week 12
Georgia State (+23) at Texas State – week 13
In our first pick, the underdogs going into the match, the Northern Illinois Huskies, beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 16-14. In week 6, our second pick, Alabama Crimson Tide, lost 35-40 to the Vanderbilt Commodores.
In week 9, the Kennesaw State Owls beat the Liberty Flames 27-24. In week 12, Stanford Cardinal beat the Louisville Cardinals 38-35, and the most recent upset in week 13 saw the Georgia State Panthers beat the Texas State Bobcats 52-44.
The best thing to do to find out which team will most likely win the 2024/25 NCAAF Championship outright is to look at betting odds for NCAA futures on trusted iGaming platforms such as the official Lucky Koala online sportsbook.
For example, at the time of writing, the Ohio State Buckeyes are the current odds-on favourite team to win the NCAAF Championship outright at 3/4 in the fractional odds format, which equates to -133 in the American/moneyline odds format and 1.75 in decimal odds.
In other words, as it stands, the Ohio State Buckeyes have a 57.10% implied probability rate of winning the title this season. The joint-second odds-on favourites to win behind the Buckeyes are the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Texas Longhorns.
These two teams are both currently priced, on average, at around 17/4 (fractional odds), which is +425 (American/moneyline odds) and 5.25 (decimal odds), meaning these two teams both currently have a 19.00% chance of winning the 2024/25 NCAAF Championship outright.
One important thing to remember is that these online sports betting odds for college football are subject to change at any time and without any warning.
The other important thing to remember is that just like the upsets in the regular season mentioned above, where the underdogs have won against better teams, no teams are guaranteed to win, even the clear favourites.
In other words, betting on the favourite doesn’t always guarantee that you will see a return on your investment when betting online. However, you are more likely to see a return on your bets when betting on the favourites than on the underdogs/outsiders/longshots.
The best thing to do to give your wagers the best chance of winning is to conduct your own research before placing college football bets and try to stay on top of the latest news and gossip from any conferences that you decide to place wagers on.
Also, always gamble responsibly and set deposit/spending limits to ensure you remain within your budget.
The top conferences in college football that are also the most bet on are called the ‘Power Four conferences’ and include the SEC (Southeastern Conference), the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference), the Big 12 Conference, and the Big Ten Conference.