- The Crimson Tide (-135) and the Clemons Tigers (-130) are the favorites to win their conferences, and both have won it at least three times in the last four years.
- Texas A&M has the best underdog value at +1800 to win their conference (SEC), after showing they can beat Alabama last year, and completing the number one draft class.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – In recent years, Alabama and Clemons have dominated college football, as well as their conferences. As the 2022-2023 College Football season kicks of August 27, there are many underdogs with betting value for these conference titles.
Betting On The ACC Conference Winner
Until last year, the ACC was dominate by the Clemson Tigers, and for six years a team from the Coastal Division would have to give it their best shot to take the conference, but Kenny Picket (who has now entered the NFL) led Pittsburg to the title over Wake Forest, with Clemson ending the season with questions over the starting QB and not making the ACC title game.
Odds For The ACC Title
- Clemson -130
- Miami FL +550
- North Carolina State +900
- Pittsburgh +900
- North Carolina +1500
- Wake Forest +2000
- Louisville +2800
- Virginia +3500
- Florida State +3500
- Boston College +4000
Even though Clemson finished 10-3 last season, they had many rough games they barely escaped from. As -130 favorites for the ACC this year, other teams like NC State and Wake Forest are promising underdogs.
Florida State also has a lot to prove for the 2022 season, and their defensive boost and confidence in Jordan Travis, could also make their +3500 betting odds very interesting.
Betting On The Highly Contested SEC Title
When it comes to conference play, the Tide keep rolling, with seven of the last 10 SEC Championship games, and are the favorite to do it again in 2022. However, the Georgia Bulldogs will be defending their National Title, and should never be counted out of the Title conference title race.
Odds For SEC Title
- Alabama -135
- Georgia +134
- Texas A&M +1800
- Florida +4500
- Tennessee +5000
- Ole Miss +5000
- Kentucky +5500
- Arkansas +6000
As they met in last year’s conference championship, Alabama and Georgia are the two heavy favorites, with every other team being a massive underdog that would offer a significant payout.
Texas A&M offers the most value as an underdog, as a team that beat Alabama in the regular season in 2021, and is coached by a fired-up Jimbo Fisher who claimed the title for the number one recruiting class this off-season.
Betting On The Big Ten Title
Another conference championship streak was broken in 2021, when the Michigan Wolverines took away the chance for the Ohio State Buckeyes to win their fifth straight conference title. For 2022, Ohio State is still the favorite, giving Michigan favorable odds. Ohio State is the heavy favorite, behind the current favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, CJ Stroud.
Big Ten Odds
- Ohio State -210
- Michigan +600
- Wisconsin +1100
- Penn State +1600
- Iowa +2000
- Nebraska +2200
- Minnesota +2800
- Michigan STATE +2800
Ending the season 11-2, Payton Thorne gave the Michigan State Spartans an impressive first season as the starter, and Michigan State has value as +2800 underdog for the conference.
Betting On The Big 12
- Oklahoma +170
- Texas +290
- Oklahoma State +550
- Baylor +1600
As one of the tighter conferences, the main questions will be around the execution of Arch Manning’s first season in college football that has been highly anticipated, and resulting in his chosen team seeing +290 conference odds from online sportsbooks.
Odds For The AAC
- Cincinnati +180
- Houston +240
- UCF +360
- SMU +1000
Coming off an undefeated regular season, the Bearcats are the favorite to take the division for the third year in a row. However, the loss of Desmond Ridder to the NFL weakens Cincinnati, and gives value to Houston, who has not won the division since 2015, but has been knocking on the doorstep over the past six years.
Favorites For The Remaining College Football Conferences:
- Sun Belt – Appalachian State +200
- Pac -12 – USC +260
- Mountain West – Boise State +215
- MAC – Central Michigan +360
- CUSA – UTSA +210