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College Football Futures

Get our top College Football futures for the 2025-26 season. Our experts look ahead to the end of the season to find the best NCAAF futures odds and bets, including conference winners, Heisman Trophy candidates, National Championship Game predictions, and more.

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National Championship Winner Pick

Notre Dame to win 2027 Nat Champ(+750)2027 College Football National Championship

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The Fighting Irish are in a prime position to run the table next year, with their most difficult challenge also being a massive revenge spot against Miami – this time in South Bend. You best believe that game is already circled for Marcus Freeman’s squad. Outside of the Hurricanes, Notre Dame’s most challenging games will be against SMU and BYU. Frankly, it would be shocking if the Irish struggled with the rest of their opponents. I expect this squad to be laser-focused and seeking revenge after being left out of the College Football Playoff, which is a scary proposition for the rest of the country, considering Freeman has led the Irish to the title game already.

When comparing Notre Dame’s price to the others around it on the board, it’s a no-brainer. In-state rival and national champion Indiana will have to replace their Heisman-winning quarterback and multiple key contributors, and the Hoosiers will have to play teams like Ohio State, Michigan, and USC along the way. Speaking of Ohio State, the co-favorite Buckeyes will have 3 of the top 5 teams on the odds board on their schedule next year, making their price very unappealing. In addition to OSU, Texas will have to play Oklahoma, Ole Miss, LSU and Texas A&M. Oregon’s path is a bit less daunting than Ohio State’s and Texas’, but the Ducks still have to play Washington, Ohio State, Michigan and USC in their quest to reach their 3rd straight College Football Playoff.

Notre Dame projects to have plenty of returning talent and depth, especially across the offensive line, linebackers and secondary. CJ Carr will be back at quarterback, and while his running mates in the backfield will look a bit different next year, the group is still loaded with highly recruited running backs that have awaited their turn behind Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price, as well as stud freshmen like Jonaz Walton and Javian Osborne. Carr’s targets will consist of another deep tight end room – a Notre Dame staple – and a very talented wide receiver room led by seasoned veterans in Jaden Greathouse and Jordan Faison, accompanied by multiple 4-star freshmen. If there were any holes in this roster, Freeman and his staff filled them with a very strong transfer portal class headlined by CB Jayden Sanders (Michigan) and a former 5-star WR in Quincy Porter (Ohio State).

A few other teams stand out to me as solid long-shot bets at their price like Penn State (75/1, bet365) and South Carolina (250/1, BetMGM), but Notre Dame feels like the team with the most win equity heading into the 2026 season.

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College Football Futures Betting Explained

There are three main college football futures markets that sports bettors will wager on from before the season starts, right throughout the season, but a whole host of others you can bet on too. The most obvious one of these is betting on a team to win the National Championship, you can also bet on a team to make the playoffs. With 12 teams now making the playoffs each year, you may have to dig a little deeper to find some value, with favorites such as UGA or OSU odds of -600 to do so.. The other main market for college football futures betting is the winner of the Heisman Trophy award. With plenty of upsets or winners coming from left-field over the years, such as Joe Burrow and DeVonta Smith, you can find some huge-priced winners in this market.

College Football National Championship Predictions

The National Championship is the aim of every school across the country. Of course, it’s much more likely for some at the beginning of the season than others, but our experts are on hand all season long to make the best National Championship Predictions, with the best National Championship odds. From before the season starts, through to during the season itself, here at Pickswise we’re always on hand to find the best value picks and predictions, alongside expert analysis from seasoned sports bettors.

College Football Futures – Conference Winner Predictions

If you don’t want to bet on a team to win it all, or even if you do, betting on a team to win their conference is also a very popular College football futures wager. Sportsbooks will offer odds on just about every FBS conference in the nation in the lead-up to the season, and also throughout it, so don’t think that you can only bet on the Power conferences. The more obscure, and often more contested conferences is where our experts here at Pickswise come to the fore. With years of sports betting expertise, our team offer the best free College Football Conference winner predictions throughout the year, each of which comes will full analysis and key stats and data.

NCAAF Futures: Heisman Trophy Winner Picks & Predictions

Our Heisman Trophy winner picks and predictions are posted well ahead of the season to lock in the best odds, but our team of college football experts also provides regular updates and analysis throughout the NCAAF season. The Heisman race is one of the most talked about parts of college football each season, with wide-ranging debates reacting to players’ performances each week on TV and online, as well as having continually updated odds. A Heisman trophy winner pick is an exciting wager to place and can be a lucrative one if you’re on at tasty odds early in the year.

College Football Futures – NCAAF Win Totals

Some bettors prefer to focus just on a solitary team, be it your alma mater, the team you support, or just a team you have a strong feeling about this upcoming season. This is where the NCAAF Win Totals predictions come in handy. Here you’re just betting on a team to have over or under a set number of wins in the season, with the exact lines differing from team to team, and set by the sportsbooks.

For Example
If Georgia has a line of Over/Under 11.5 wins this season they must win 12 games for the overs to cash, it would not include the SEC Championship game should they reach it.