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Newsstand: Where Notre Dame stacks up in odds to make College Football Playoff

IMG_9992by:Tyler Horka•07/03/24•

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There are less than two months until Notre Dame kicks off the college football season against Texas A&M. The Fighting Irish begin the 2024 campaign with a game that will surely have College Football Playoff implications come December. If the Irish beat the Aggies, their chances of qualifying for the 12-team CFP get better.

And those odds are already good. Really good.

The fifth-best in the country, per FanDuel.

The only programs with better betting odds of reaching the College Football Playoff than Notre Dame are Ohio State, Georgia, Oregon and Texas. That’s it. It could be because Texas A&M — even after going 7-6 and firing head coach Jimbo Fisher — is one of the toughest opponents on the Irish schedule. The Aggies are probably No. 2 behind Florida State, but the Irish get the Seminoles at home in November.

Oddsmakers are already assuming the Irish are a safe bet to get into the CFP. If they can get by the Aggies in front of 100,000-plus, then they’re really in the driver’s seat.

Here are the programs with the 15 best odds to reach the CFP.

Ohio State, -650
Georgia, -550
Oregon, -280
Texas, -230
Notre Dame, -170
Penn State, -145
Ole Miss, -125
Michigan, +115
Alabama, +120
LSU, +125
Florida State, +160
Tennessee, +170
Missouri, +180
Clemson, +200
Miami, +210

Notre Dame tweets of the day

The Irish are sending two more representatives to Paris for the Olympics, including current combo guard Cassandre Prosper.

Meanwhile, Prosper’s current teammates are getting offseason work in.

Of course, the football team is getting work in too.

Fighting Irish quote of the day

“He’s always willing to learn, always asking questions. For a guy who might be the highest-ranked Mississippi recruit of all time, it’s impressive for him to be as humble as he is. He’s so eager to learn.”

— Current Irish quarterback Riley Leonard on ND QB commit Deuce Knight

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