College football lines are via Bovada.
Odds to win the 2015 ACC Championship Game
| ACC Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Clemson | 2/1 |
| Florida State | 5/2 |
| Georgia Tech | 5/1 |
| Louisville | 9/1 |
| Virginia Tech | 9/1 |
| Miami | 12/1 |
| North Carolina | 12/1 |
| Pittsburgh | 12/1 |
| NC State | 20/1 |
| Duke | 50/1 |
| Boston College | 200/1 |
| Syracuse | 200/1 |
| Virginia | 200/1 |
| Wake Forest | 200/1 |
Odds to win the 2015-2016 College Football Playoff Championship
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Ohio State | 11/4 |
| Alabama | 7/1 |
| TCU | 7/1 |
| Auburn | 9/1 |
| USC | 16/1 |
| Baylor | 20/1 |
| Michigan State | 20/1 |
| Notre Dame | 20/1 |
| Clemson | 22/1 |
| Oregon | 22/1 |
| Florida State | 25/1 |
| Georgia | 28/1 |
| LSU | 28/1 |
| Oklahoma | 28/1 |
| Stanford | 33/1 |
| UCLA | 40/1 |
| Arkansas | 50/1 |
| Michigan | 50/1 |
| Mississippi | 50/1 |
| Tennessee | 50/1 |
| Texas A&M | 50/1 |
| Georgia Tech | 75/1 |
| Arizona State | 100/1 |
| Florida | 100/1 |
| Kansas State | 100/1 |
| Mississippi State | 100/1 |
| Nebraska | 100/1 |
| Oklahoma State | 100/1 |
| Penn State | 100/1 |
| Texas | 100/1 |
| Virginia Tech | 100/1 |
| Wisconsin | 100/1 |
| Arizona | 150/1 |
| Boise State | 150/1 |
| Louisville | 150/1 |
| Miami | 150/1 |
| Missouri | 150/1 |
| South Carolina | 150/1 |
| BYU | 250/1 |
| Utah | 250/1 |
| North Carolina | 300/1 |
| West Virginia | 300/1 |
| Boston College | 500/1 |
| California | 500/1 |
| UCF | 500/1 |
| Cincinnati | 500/1 |
| Duke | 500/1 |
| Iowa | 500/1 |
| Marshall | 500/1 |
| Maryland | 500/1 |
| Minnesota | 500/1 |
| Northwestern | 500/1 |
| Oregon State | 500/1 |
| Pittsburgh | 500/1 |
| Rutgers | 500/1 |
| South Florida | 500/1 |
| Texas Tech | 500/1 |
| Washington | 500/1 |
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Getting a good LOL out of UVAs odds
Yes. They're much higher than I might have expected.
yeah...how come syracuse and wake have odds as bad as loluva? is 200to 1 the max in that betting category?
Overrrrr-Rateddddd!
9:1? Dang. I was just out on Vegas last week and only got 8:1.
It's also funny that we're getting better odds of winning the natty (100:1) than UVa is to win the ACC.
Funny cause it's true.
Not the most common "Fuller" GIF on TKP.
Wait, Leia and the background and C3P0's left arm don't move. Why would someone spend the effort of frame by frame editing instead of just using the clip?
Now that you have pointed it out, the whole image is strange. Its like the melded two different ones together.
I know Georgia Tech finished strong last year, but I'm not feeling it for them this year. I think they take a step back. They lose quite a bit on offense.
Their line is pretty much the same, and their D may be better. Top if off with, IMO, one of the best athletes in college football running the show.
Yeah but if he's the only true play-maker on the team and the others are new he can only take some much pounding in a year. We play them late so he'll have plenty of wear on him from being hit and add with the combination of Ekan-ibal and Dadi coming down on him I believe we can contain him. Contain him and I think we lock them up, especially if the offense plays to their potential this year.
Its not about whether or not we can contain him. We can. Its about whether or not everyone else in the ACC can
Anyone who has looked at their schedule would agree.
They'll have a tough time winning the Coastal, let alone the conference. To win the conference, they'll probably have to go 6-2 vs (in order) @Duke, UNC, @Clemson, Pitt, FSU, VT, @Miami and then either FSU or Clemson again. And the conference schedule is bookended by @Notre Dame and Georgia. The only break they have after mid-Sept is Bye...and UVa between FSU and VT.
Not to mention they had a bunch of things fall their way last year and they are one injury - to a small QB who touches the ball a lot - away from disaster.
I'm just going to say that Vegas must cap off their ACC title odds at 200:1, because... I dunno, we could play 300 seasons of 2015 ACC football, and I don't think UVa is going to be winning in Charlotte in any of them....
Really? 4 was the most common denominator Vegas could come up with for Ohio States chances to win the championship?
Is there a science behind this (mostly in reference to the 11/4 odd) or do they just grab numbers out of a hat? /s
This hat?
Sorting Hat: "Hmm...difficult, very difficult. Plenty of fan support I see, not a bad coach, either. There's talent, oh yes, and a thirst to prove they can do it again. But where to put you?"
OSU: "Not 11/5 odds, Not 11/5 odds"
Sorting Hat: "Not 11/5 odds, eh? Are you sure? But it seems so right and we'll do so well in the profit margins. No? Well, if you're sure...better be...11/4 ODDS!!!"
The good news is that their odds will increase after we beat them on Labor Day
You got $1000. Who you putting it on? (ACC and National Champion)
(I'm as uncertain this year as ever)
all $1000 on Hokies for ACC champions. Here's why: I see us dropping no more than one ACC game. Even if that's against GiT, I see them dropping at least two so we're back in the drivers seat. Clemson will run the table in the Atlantic, but then Watson tears his ACL again against USCe. We stomp all over them in the championship game. Money..in...the...bank.
Not sure I could be on my own team. Keep business and play separate.
Put $700 on VT to win the ACC, hedge my bet with $300 on GT (then hate myself)
Like the time I took the under with VT-BC on the Matty Ice game, and then hedged my bet by taking BC plus the points.
And then uNC wins the Coastal...
For the ACC, I'd split that 2 ways between L'ville and VT. I like those odds.
For the national championship, I'd probably split it as well. I like the odds on TCU and Georgia the best (not that I think they're the most likely to win, but I think the odds they're getting are most favorable.)
Any bet on UGA is a bet to be disspointed. They are picked every year to win the natty and every year the dissapoint
As I said, I don't think they're actually likely to win it, but I like the 28:1 odds there. I think this will be a down year (relatively speaking) for the SEC, with a lot of very good teams, but no great ones. That gives UGa a fighting chance to win the conference and get into the playoff, where anything could happen.
Clemson and Stanford have great value. Clemson is replacing all of their linemen, but still have good value as the highest payout for a conference favorite
I have a $20 to win $2020 ticket from Mandalay Bay in my desk drawer as I type this.
Nice. I wimped out on my Vegas vacation and only put down 10 at the same odds and another 10 to win the ACC.
I mean, it's not like online gambling isn't a thing. There's still time....
Shouldn't the odds be 1/9 ? Surely this is a misprint. :-)
No, the odds represent payout and buy-in per team. The more bets placed on tech, the more Vegas will lower the payout on tech. So 9/1 means it pays $9 for every $1. Before they make their commission. Dirty, dirty money making geniuses
Not sure I like our chances that much, after 3 less than mediocre seasons and so many uncertainties on the OL, QB, WR, RB and LB corps (one injury to any of the starters and we are in trouble) I am not too bullish on this season. 8-4 or 9-3 seems the most realistic and that may not be enough to win the division...
There's still room on the hype train man.....
If we beat * I am sure I will jump on just to be disappointed again at some point this year when we are going strong and then get killed by someone we have no business losing too, *sigh*
It's the offseason for another 32 days, and last I checked, we'd be hosting OSU undefeated.
Sometime I wish I could put on the giant homer goggles like a cane fan but unfortunately I am an engineer and my logical brain usually wins...
You have to rest that logical side of your brain at some point. I'm also an engineer, but I rest the logic for Tech football. HYPE TRAIN everyday!
You're looking at it the wrong way. Sports can take on any number of meanings, but for most I would say it's something to take enjoyment from, as well as a sense of camaraderie and a place to get the type of thrills that only come from experiencing something in which you have an emotional investment. In all those cases, pure logic would dictate that the desired result you get from watching sports is increased through optimism and excitement. Pessimism would hinder enjoyment, make you less fun to be around (less camaraderie), and add a negative tinge to any emotional investment.
You don't get points for being right about football and (hopefully) you don't watch sports just to have something to be right about. Applying logic to possible outcomes doesn't make sense because your prediction of said outcomes has no bearing on what you actually hope to gain from watching sports.
Don't go crazy on the homerism side, and it certainly pays to be knowledgeable in something you're passionate about (and realistic about your team's chances), but when it comes to a choice between unbridled optimism and the alternative, optimism will always lead to better outcomes in the metrics that matter.
As an engineer, I'm all about that hype train.
Bout time someone recognizes my brilliance.
I think this is a reasonable take. Personally, I see 9-3, with 1 of those losses very likely vs OSU. That then leaves 2 losses in-conf (IMO). Which, to me, means we are squarely in contention for the Coastal and ACC champ game.
Personally, I'd be happy with all that.
Just stay healthy!
Odds in Vegas aren't set by who the oddsmakers think will actually win. They are a fluid entity based on how the betting public is reacting to the line. So "Vegas" may not think that Ohio State is the favorite to win it all right now. But the people betting on the Buckeyes think that's the case, so they have to make the payout smaller to try and entice even money on both sides. That's how Vegas wins. There is a vigorish (commonly known as the vig) that is the take or draw that Vegas wins no matter who win the bet. That's why vegas always wins. And it's why people misinterpret what the Vegas odds really mean.
Secondarily, the reason these odds only go up to 200 to 1 for conference championships is because theoretically, there is a point where making a long range bet over a series of different games, you can hedge your bet and guarantee yourself money. This is basically value betting. The reason why the National Championship odds go up to 500 to 1 is because out-of-conference games, and the playoff games factor into the winner. Theoretically, you could lose all your OOC games, and still be conference champion. It makes it harder to hedge for a national championship so they give higher odds to entice more bets.
What this guy said