Sports Betting Roundup: College Football Playoff Bracket Set, NFL
The college football championship game games and Week 14 of the NFL produced some riveting viewing over the weekend.
Following Saturday ´ s video games, the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket was exposed, with games starting Dec. 19.
It wasn ´ t a good NFL Sunday for the favorites at the BetMGM online sportsbook - they went 6-6 straight up. That included some big upsets, including an 8.5-point underdog winning outright.
The Bears-Packers divisional match was the most wager video game in regards to variety of bets, and Chicago (+6.5) was the most wager team in terms of number of bets. Green Bay won the video game 28-21 with a late goal.
In college football, Georgia was a 1.5-point favorite against Alabama in the SEC championship and rolled to a 28-7 win. The Bulldogs took in 74% of the bets and 41% of the cash.
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs (8) runs against Chicago Bears linebacker D'Marco Jackson (48) during the 2nd half of an NFL football video game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
In the Big Ten champion, Indiana beat Ohio State 13-10 in a video game in which the Hoosiers were four-point underdogs. Ohio State was the most bet group on Saturday, both in terms of the number of bets and money.
New Orleans (+8.5) was the second-biggest underdog in the NFL on Sunday, and they won outright against Tampa Bay 24-20. The Saints took in just 33% of the bets and 22% of the cash.
Another upset in the NFL on Sunday was the Steelers (+6) beating the Ravens on the road 27-22. Pittsburgh took in 50% of the bets and 43% of the money.
Finally, the Texans beat the Chiefs 20-10 on Sunday Night Football, a video game in which they were 4.5-point underdogs. Houston took in 51% of the bets and 50% of the cash.
With the College Football Playoff bracket set, the matches and spreads for the opening round video games are:
- Alabama (-1.5) at Oklahoma
- Miami at Texas A&M (-3.5 )
at Mississippi (-16.5 )
- James Madison at Oregon (-20.5 )
Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) rolls out of the p [ocket against Alabama throughout the second half of a Southeastern Championship game NCAA college football video game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough (6) carries for a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2nd half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren (30) goes to the endzone for a goal during the 2nd half of an NFL football video game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)