Sports Betting Roundup: College Football Playoff Bracket Set, NFL

The college football championship game video games and Week 14 of the NFL produced some riveting watching over the weekend.


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


It wasn ´ t a great NFL Sunday for the favorites at the BetMGM online sportsbook - they went 6-6 directly. That included some big upsets, consisting of an 8.5-point underdog winning outright.


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


In college football, Georgia was a 1.5-point favorite against 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) during 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 game in which the Hoosiers were four-point underdogs. Ohio State was the most wager team on Saturday, both in regards to 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 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 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 at Oregon (-20.5 )


Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) rolls out of the p [ocket versus Alabama during 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) brings for a touchdown versus 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 touchdown throughout the second half of an NFL football video game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)