Finishing with a winning record in season totals NCAAF betting odds is usually a good measure for success. Playing in a major bowl (and winning it) is certainly great and commendable. But at the end of the day, none of all that compares to the joy, reverence and rewards that come with winning the national championship. That said, the Ohio State Buckeyes (the defending national champions) are the college football odds favorites to repeat as national champions, followed by Alabama, Auburn, TCU, Florida State, Notre Dame, USC, Baylor, Clemson and Georgia in the top-10 teams with the best odds for the title.
Unluckily, some of the above teams (like Alabama and Auburn), their 2015 regular-season schedules rank among the 10 toughest schedules in the nation this year, giving them a mountainous task towards winning the national championship. On the flipside, some of the highly-favored teams in the odds to win the 2015-16 national championship have easy schedules, so the road to the playoffs could be relatively easier, especially if they can record some quality wins over top-tier opponents. Below is a look at the teams that belong in the latter categories:
1. Ohio State Buckeyes, Combined 2015 Opponents Record: 86-69 (55.48%)
Ohio State’s 2015-16 National Championship Odds: 13/4
By power conference standards, the Buckeyes have a really soft schedule. If the Bucks can avenge their lone loss from last season against Virginia Tech, they should be able to record a complete sweep in their non-conference schedule against Hawaii, NIU and Western Michigan.
- 9/7 – @Virginia Tech
- 9/12 – Hawaii
- 9/19 – Northern Illinois
- 9/26 – Western Michigan
- 10/3 – @Indiana
- 10/10 – Maryland
- 10/17 – Penn State
- 10/24 – @Rutgers
- 11/7 – Minnesota
- 11/14 – @Illinois
- 11/21 – Michigan State
- 11/28 – @Michigan
- Sept. 3 – @Minnesota
- Sept. 12 – Stephen F. Austin
- Sept. 19 – SMU
- Sept. 26 – @Texas Tech
- Oct. 3 – Texas
- Oct. 10 – @Kansas State
- Oct. 17 – @Iowa State
- Oct. 29 – West Virginia
- Nov. 7 – @Oklahoma State
- Nov. 14 – Kansas
- Nov. 21 – @Oklahoma
- Nov. 27 – Baylor
- 9/4 – @SMU
- 9/12 – Lamar
- 9/26 – Rice
- 10/3 – Texas Tech (neutral)
- 10/10 – @Kansas
- 10/17 – West Virginia
- 10/24 – Iowa State
- 11/5 – @Kansas State
- 11/14 – Oklahoma
- 11/21 – @Oklahoma State
- 11/27 – @TCU
- 12/5 – Texas
- 9/5 – Alabama (neutral)
- 9/12 – Miami (OH)
- 9/19 – Troy
- 9/26 – Hawaii
- 10/3 – Iowa
- 10/10 – @Nebraska
- 10/17 – Purdue
- 10/24 – @Illinois
- 10/31 – Rutgers
- 11/7 – @Maryland
- 11/21 – Northwestern
- 11/28 – @Minnesota
- Sept. 3 – UTSA
- Sept. 12 – @Nevada
- Sept. 19 – Northern Arizona
- Sept. 26 – UCLA
- Oct. 3 – @Stanford
- Oct. 10 – Oregon State
- Oct. 17 – @Colorado
- Oct. 24 – Washington State
- Oct. 31 – @Washington
- Nov. 7 – @USC
- Nov. 14 – Utah
- Nov. 21 – @Arizona State
- Sept. 5 – Southeast Missouri
- Sept. 12 – @Arkansas State
- Sept. 19 – Connecticut
- Sept. 26 – @Kentucky
- Oct. 3 – South Carolina
- Oct. 10 – Florida
- Oct. 17 – @Georgia
- Oct. 24 – @Vanderbilt
- Nov. 5 – Mississippi State
- Nov. 14 – BYU (neutral)
- Nov. 21 – Tennessee
- Nov. 28 – @Arkansas