Sports Betting Roundup: College Football Playoff Bracket Set, NFL

The college football championship game games and Week 14 of the NFL made for some fascinating watching over the weekend.


Following Saturday ´ s video games, the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket was revealed, with video games beginning Dec. 19.


It wasn ´ t an excellent NFL Sunday for the favorites at the BetMGM online sportsbook - they went 6-6 straight up. That consisted of some huge upsets, consisting of an 8.5-point underdog winning outright.


The Bears-Packers divisional match was the most in regards to number of bets, and Chicago (+6.5) was the most wager group in regards to variety of bets. Green Bay won the game 28-21 with a late touchdown.


In college football, Georgia was a 1.5-point favorite versus Alabama in the SEC champion 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) throughout the 2nd half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)


In the Big Ten championship, Indiana beat Ohio State 13-10 in a video game in which the Hoosiers were four-point underdogs. Ohio State was the most wager group on Saturday, both in terms of the number of bets and cash.


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 roadway 27-22. Pittsburgh took in 50% of the bets and 43% of the cash.


Finally, the Texans beat the Chiefs 20-10 on Sunday Night Football, a 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 games are:


- Alabama (-1.5) at Oklahoma


- Miami at Texas A&M (-3.5 )


- Tulane at Mississippi (-16.5 )


- James Madison at Oregon (-20.5 )


Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) presents of the p [ocket against Alabama during the 2nd half of a Southeastern Conference champion 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 second 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) runs to the endzone for a goal throughout the second half of an NFL football video game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)