2016-17 NCAAF Odds to Make the 4-Team Playoff

2016-17 NCAAF Odds to Make the 4-Team Playoff

The 2016-17 College Football season is now underway and BetOnline was the first offshore book to post odds for a number of schools to make the 4-team playoff. We’ve also added odds via 5Dimes throughout the summer, and here are the latest updated odds.

SchoolMake Playoff
5Dimes (8/30)
Miss Playoff
5Dimes (8/30)
Make Playoff
5Dimes (8/7)
Miss Playoff
5Dimes (8/7)
Make Playoff
BOL (7/16)
Miss Playoff
BOL (7/16)
Alabama+125-165+145-185+150-180
Clemson+155-195+145-185+200-260
Oklahoma+175-245+175-245+175-220
Ohio State+195-275+195-275+190-240
Michigan+240-320+240-320+240-300
LSU+260-380+325-475+325-450
Florida State+300-420+325-475+350-500
Tennessee+315-445+325-475+325-450
Stanford+425-675+425-675+500-800
Notre Dame+450-750+450-750+500-800
Washington+500-900+500-900+650-1200
USC+700-1500+800-1700+450-700
UCLA+750-1580+750-1580+450-700
Oregon+775-1625+775-1625+800-1600
TCU+800-1700+850-1750+700-1400
Baylor+900-1850+1000-2000N/AN/A
Mississippi+950-1950+950-1950N/AN/A
Georgia+950-1950+950-1950N/AN/A
Oklahoma State+1000-2000+1000-2000+700-1400
Michigan St+1200-2600+1200-2600N/AN/A
Houston+1250-2750+1250-2750N/AN/A
Florida+1300-3000+1300-3000N/AN/A
Iowa+1400-3600+1400-3600N/AN/A
Louisville+1400-3600+1400-3600N/AN/A
Auburn+1500-4500+1500-4500N/AN/A
Texas+1500-4500+1500-4500N/AN/A
North Carolina+1500-4500+15004500N/AN/A
Miami FL+1800-5400+15004500N/AN/A
Texas A&M+2000-6000+2000-6000N/AN/A
Arkansas+2000-6000+2000-6000N/AN/A
Nebraska+2000-6000+2000-6000N/AN/A
Boise State+2000-6000+2000-6000N/AN/A
Wisconsin+2500-7500+2500-7500N/AN/A
Utah+2500-7500+2500-7500N/AN/A
West Virginia+3000-11000+3000-11000N/AN/A
Arizona State+3500-13500+3500-13500N/AN/A
Arizona+4000-16000+4000-16000N/AN/A
BYU+4000-16000+4000-16000N/AN/A

Alabama opened as the top “favorite” to make the playoffs at +150 odds, followed by Oklahoma at +175, Ohio State at +190, and Clemson at +200. Two years ago saw all the preseason favorites make the playoffs (Alabama, FSU, Ohio State, Oregon), but last year saw a number of big upsets (Clemson +525, Michigan State +550, Oklahoma +800 in addition to Alabama at +190).

There have been some interesting moves since opening in July. Clemson is now +145 to make the playoff after opening +200 last month. USC has seen their odds plummet from +450 to +800, as has UCLA from +450 to +750.

Historically in its short tenure, there’s been a mix of favorites and longshots to make the 4-team playoff, so it wouldn’t be smart to rule out teams like Oklahoma State or UCLA. 5Dimes is currently offering a prop bet on all four favorites (Alabama, Oklahoma, Ohio St, Clemson) to make the playoffs this year at +4500 odds.

BetOnline has also posted odds on the winning conference for the 2016-17 National Championship:
BetOnline NCAAF Playoff Conf

Is there any value on taking a team to make the 4-team playoff? Feel free to leave your comments and thoughts below.

Dan McGuire

Dan McGuire is the Operations Manager and soccer specialist at Sports Insights. You can find him on Twitter (@ArsenalDMC) and he can be reached directly at dan.mcguire@actionnetwork.com.

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