Sports Betting Roundup: College Football Playoff Bracket Set, NFL

The college football championship game video games and Week 14 of the NFL made for some riveting viewing over the weekend.


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


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


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


In college football, Georgia was a 1.5-point favorite against Alabama in the SEC championship and rolled to a 28-7 win. The Bulldogs took in 74% of the bets and 41% of the cash.


Packers running back Josh Jacobs (8) runs against Chicago Bears linebacker D'Marco Jackson (48) throughout the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)


In the Big Ten champion, Indiana beat Ohio State 13-10 in a game in which the Hoosiers were four-point underdogs. Ohio State was the most wager group on Saturday, both in regards to the variety 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 simply 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 road 27-22. Pittsburgh took in 50% of the bets and 43% of the money.


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 video 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) rolls out of the p [ocket versus Alabama throughout the second 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 goal 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) goes to the endzone for a goal throughout the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)