Who will make it to the College Football Playoff? The odds are in favor of SMU over Alabama

Who will make it to the College Football Playoff? The odds are in favor of SMU over Alabama

After a full season of college football action, we’re just hours away from finding out the 12 teams that will compete in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff.

We already know 11 of the 12 teams that will have a chance to compete for a national championship, but there has been a lot of talk about which school should get the 12th seed. The answer would have been obvious had SMU defeated Clemson in the ACC Championship game. If that had happened, SMU would have entered as the conference championship and Alabama likely would have been awarded the final at-large bid.

Instead, Clemson won the conference championship with a last-second 56-yard field goal, thwarting the committee’s plans. Now the Tigers have secured a spot, but it’s a battle between SMU and Alabama for the final overall bid. The Mustangs had an impressive 11-2 season and were ranked No. 8 in the country before losing to Clemson, while Alabama is 9-3 on the season, although with a few ugly losses to Vanderbilt and Oklahoma.

So which team will get the last spot? Let’s take a look at what the oddsmakers think:

Odds over DraftKings Sportsbook

DraftKings Sportsbook has given SMU odds of -330 to make the College Football Playoff. Converting these odds to implied probability suggests the Mustangs have a 76.64% chance of being awarded an overall offer ahead of Alabama.

These odds should give SMU fans hope, but we won’t know for sure until the College Football Playoff round is announced at noon ET today.

Odds are updated regularly and are subject to change.

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