BCS Odds

Athlon picked a Oklahoma/Notre Dame BCS championship game and received some criticism over it but apparently Las Vegas agrees.

Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Ohio State are considered the top three contenders to win this season's BCS championship game and college football's national title, according to Las Vegas odds.


The Hilton sports book has Notre Dame a 9-2 favorite followed by Oklahoma at 5-1 and Ohio State at 6-1. Every other team on the board is 8-1 or higher to win the championship game.

World Sports Exchange has the same top three but in a slightly different order. They have Notre Dame as a 5-1 odd, Ohio State at 11-2 and Oklahoma at 13-2.

Their "Big 3" status is also reflected in the season-win over / unders recently posted at the Hilton and in the Week 1 college football lines now available at the Stratosphere.


Of the 30 teams on the board at the Hilton, Notre Dame and Oklahoma have the highest totals attached to them, at 10 1/2 victories. In each case, bettors pay a premium to play the "under:" minus-150 (risk $1.50 to win $1) on the Sooners, minus-200 on the Irish. Ohio State is listed at 10 wins, minus-120 on the over and even money on the under.

The Stratosphere, which has lines up for the entire first weekend of college football (Aug. 31-Sept. 4), has Oklahoma a 27-point favorite against Alabama-Birmingham, Ohio State an 18-point favorite against Northern Illinois, and Notre Dame an eight-point favorite at Georgia Tech.

I wouldn’t be jaw-dropping shocked to see Georgia Tech upset the Irish and I would also keep an eye on long shot West Virginia.

2007 Fiesta Bowl BCS Championship Odds
from world sports exchange
Notre Dame 5-1
Ohio State 11-2
Oklahoma 13-2
Southern California 17-2
West Virginia 10-1
Texas 12-1LSU 12-1
Florida 12-1
Michigan 14-1
California 15-1
Miami Florida 16-1
Auburn 20-1
Florida State 28-1
Virginia Tech 30-1
Penn State 35-1
Louisville 40-1
Iowa 50-1
UCLA 50-1
Arizona State 60-1
Tennessee 60-1
Alabama 60-1
Georgia 60-1
Clemson 60-1
Nebraska 60-1
Oregon 66-1
Boston College 100-1
Arkansas 100-1
Maryland 100-1
South Carolina 100-1
TCU 100-1
Georgia Tech 100-1
Wisconsin 100-1
Michigan State 100-1
North Carolina State 100-1
Texas A&M 100-1
Texas Tech 100-1
Purdue 200-1
Virginia 200-1
Colorado 200-1
Arizona 200-1
Iowa State 300-1
Pittsburgh 300-1
Fresno State 300-1
Hawaii 500-1
Northwestern 500-1
Oregon State 500-1
UNLV 500-1
North Carolina 500-1
BYU 500-1