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2025-26 CFP National Championship Opening Odds: Ohio State, Texas Open as Favorites

Esten McLaren

Last Updated: January 13, 2025 1:44 PM EST • 2 min 7 sec read.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day celebrates with quarterback Will Howard and defensive end Jack Sawyer after winning the College Football Playoff semifinal against Texas. The Buckeyes lead the 2025-26 CFP National Championship opening odds.
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day celebrates with quarterback Will Howard and defensive end Jack Sawyer after winning the College Football Playoff semifinal against Texas. Photo by Jerome Miron via Imagn Images.

As Ohio State prepares to play Notre Dame in the CFP National Championship on Monday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the Buckeyes are already the favorites by the 2025-26 CFP National Championship opening odds.

Following the Fighting Irish's defeat of Penn State in the Orange Bowl, our best college football betting sites released the 2025-26 national championship odds, with Ohio State (+450) opening as the favorite. Despite being in the championship, Notre Dame (+1600) sits behind several teams by next year's odds, including Texas (+500), Georgia (+550), and Oregon (+750).

The Buckeyes are favorites by the Notre Dame vs. Ohio State opening odds for the 2025 national championship.

Opening college football national championship odds

Opening CFP National Championship odds via DraftKings as of Monday, Jan. 13.

  • Ohio State (+450)
  • Texas (+500)
  • Georgia (+550)
  • Oregon (+750)
  • Penn State (+1000)
  • Alabama (+1200)
  • Notre Dame (+1600)
  • Clemson (+2000)
  • LSU (+2000)
  • Tennessee (+2000)
  • Miami (+2500)
  • Ole Miss (+2500)
  • Texas A&M (+3500)
  • South Carolina (+4000)
  • Michigan (+4000)
  • Florida (+6000)
  • Oklahoma (+7000)
  • USC (+7000)
  • Auburn (+8000)
  • SMU (+8000)
  • Arizona State (+9000)
  • Kansas State (+9000)
  • Colorado (+10000)
  • Florida State (+10000)
  • Louisville (+10000)
  • North Carolina (+10000)
  • Iowa State (+12000)
  • Utah (+12000)
  • BYU (+15000)
  • Indiana (+15000)
  • Nebraska (+15000)
  • Virginia Tech (+15000)
  • Arkansas (+20000)
  • Boise State (+20000)
  • Illinois (+20000)
  • Iowa (+20000)
  • Missouri (+20000)
  • Syracuse (+25000)
  • Baylor (+25000)
  • Georgia Tech (+25000)
  • Kansas (+25000)
  • NC State (+25000)
  • TCU (+25000)
  • Wisconsin (+25000)
  • Kentucky (+30000)
  • West Virginia (+30000)
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2026 college football championship odds favorites

Ohio State championship odds (+450)

Day's tenure with Ohio State was rumored to come to an end with losses to each of Oregon (32-31) and Michigan (13-10) this season. Those were enough to keep the Buckeyes out of the Big Ten title game, but they got their revenge by dismantling the Ducks 42-21 in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.

Ohio State is the favorite by the 2025 college football championship odds with one more win needed.

Texas championship odds (+500)

Texas made it to the 2025 semifinal in its first year in the SEC, outlasting all other teams from the conference where it just means more. Arch Manning is expected to return to lead the Longhorns in 2025-26. 

Georgia championship odds (+550)

The 2024-25 season was rather unimpressive - if not disappointing - for Kirby Smart's Bulldogs. A loss to the Fighting Irish in the Sugar Bowl ended Georgia's season and accompanied earlier ugly losses to Alabama (41-34) and Ole Miss (28-10). QB Carson Beck entered the transfer portal and is headed to Miami, handing the reins to Gunner Stockton, unless someone else is brought in as a replacement.

2026 national championship game info

  • When: Monday, Jan. 19
  • Where: Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Fla.)
  • How to watch: ESPN

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Esten McLaren
Esten is the Senior Publishing Editor for SportsbookReview.com. He has been in the sports betting industry since the legalization of mobile sports betting in New Jersey, and with SportsbookReview prior to the launch of sports betting in Ontario. Esten's previous stops include the USA TODAY network, including GolfWeek. He previously worked in the fantasy sports industry, with FNTSY Sports Network, theScore, and USA TODAY. Esten graduated from the College of Sports Media with a diploma in Radio and Television Sports Broadcasting after acquiring a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Guelph. He has appeared on FNTSY Sports Network, VSiN, and VSiN's Long Shots podcast, where he correctly called Will Zalatoris as the winner of the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship. Esten is a big proponent of the entertainment side of sports betting and loves to dip his toes into the novelty and alt-markets while chasing long shots with reduced wagers on golf outrights and futures markets. He's also been known to sprinkle some lunch money on touchdown-scorer parlays with two notable hits still funding his bankroll. Esten looks at sports betting much like golf and advises beginner bettors to compete against themselves rather than being concerned with what others may or may not be doing based on social media claims.