Sports Betting Roundup: College Football Playoff Bracket Set, NFL

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


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


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


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


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 money.


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 champion, Indiana beat Ohio State 13-10 in a video game in which the Hoosiers were four-point underdogs. Ohio State was the most bet 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 cash.


Finally, the 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) rolls out of the p [ocket versus Alabama during the second half of a Southeastern Conference champion NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)


New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough (6) brings for a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2nd half of an NFL football video 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)