NCAA Football Futures To Watch For 2023-2024

✍️ Written by :

Sarah Ryan

🗓 Updated :

Aug 8th 2023

The 2022-2023 college football season might be wrapping up, but on FanDuel Sportsbook, but it isn’t too early to make your best guesses on how the 2023-2024 season of NCAA Division 1 football will wrap up! Even with the 2022-2023 Bowl Games and All Star games still being works of progress, FanDuel’s oddsmakers already have:

Clear frontrunners for the 2023-2024 NCAAF FBS Championship
Clear frontrunners for the 2023-2024 Heisman Trophy Award
One win total over/under market for Colorado’s football team

A lot can change over the course of a whole year and an entire season, which makes futures bets’ more intimidating and daunting than other types of single bet wagers, like moneylines, point spreads, and over/under totals.

For example, Michigan is currently ranked #4 in the FBS Championship futures odds market, but a plethora of variables could impact whether they’re more or less favored as a frontrunner. Penn State is also a heavily favored underdog over another Pennsylvania football team, Temple (+2500 versus +100000), but who’s to say where the lines could move over the next twelve months?

Twelve months out from the next NCAAF FBS Championship, let’s take a look at where FanDuel’s future college football betting lines are currently positioned.

College Football National Championship 2023 Odds

NCAAF FBS Championship 2023-24

Georgia, +250
Alabama, +500
Ohio State, +750
Michigan, +900
USC, +1200
Clemson, +1800
LSU, +1800
Florida State, +2000
Notre Dame, +2500
Penn State, +2500
Texas, +2500
Tennessee, +3000
Oregon, +3000
Washington, +4000
Utah, +5000
Oklahoma, +5000
TCU, +6000
Texas A&M, +8000
North Carolina, +10000
Mississippi, +10000
UCLA, +10000
Auburn, +10000
Kentucky, +12000
Wisconsin, +12000
Kansas State, +15000
Miami Florida, +15000
Oregon State, +15000
Mississippi State, +15000
Florida, +15000
Iowa, +15000
Minnesota, +15000
Louisville, +20000
Arkansas, +20000
South Carolina, +20000
UCF, +20000
Baylor, +20000
Oklahoma State, +20000
NC State, +25000
Missouri, +25000
Michigan State, +25000
Tulane, +25000
Iowa State, +25000
Pittsburgh, +25000
West Virginia, +25000
Purdue, +25000
Illinois, +25000
Texas Tech, +25000
Nebraska, +25000
Syracuse, +25000
Maryland, +25000
Duke, +30000
Arizona State, +30000
Wake Forest, +30000
Kansas, +30000
Colorado, +30000
Virginia Tech, +30000
California, +30000
Air Force, +40000
Georgia Tech, +40000
Memphis, +40000
SMU, +40000
Washington State, +40000
Boise State, +40000
BYU, +40000
Boston College, +50000
East Carolina, +50000
Indiana, +50000
Fresno State, +50000
Virginia, +50000
Cincinnati, +50000
UAB, +50000
James Madison, +50000
Liberty, +50000
Arizona, +50000
Western Kentucky, +50000
UTSA, +50000
Houston, +50000
Vanderbilt, +50000
Coastal Carolina, +50000
Troy, +50000
Connecticut, +100000
San Jose State, +100000
Old Dominion, +100000
Massachusetts, +100000
Kent State, +100000
Ball State, +100000
Florida International, +100000
Navy, +100000
Northern Illinois, +100000
Stanford, +100000
Toledo, +100000
Charlotte, +100000
Texas State, +100000
Appalachian State, +100000
Akron, +100000
Marshall, +100000
Hawaii, +100000
Nevada, +100000
New Mexico, +100000
Army, +100000
Wyoming, +100000
Southern Mississippi, +100000
Arkansas State, +100000
UTEP, +100000
Buffalo, +100000
Miami Ohio, +100000
Georgia State, +100000
Central Michigan, +100000
Temple, +100000
Bowling Green, +100000
Florida Atlantic, +100000
Rice, +100000
Georgia Southern, +100000
New Mexico State, +100000
Colorado State, +100000
UL Lafayette, +100000
San Diego State
+100000
Utah State, +100000
UNLV, +100000
South Alabama, +100000
Western Michigan, +100000
Northwestern, +100000
North Texas, +100000
Eastern Michigan, +100000
Ohio, +100000
Tulsa, +100000
Middle Tennessee, +100000
Louisiana Tech, +100000
UL Monroe, +100000
South Florida, +100000

Priced at only +250 odds, the Georgia Bulldogs are the heaviest favorite in this market, and for good reason. They recently made a superb showing at the 2022-23 College Football Playoff National Championship on January 9th, utterly decimating the TCU Horned Frogs (priced at +6000 odds in this market) in a 65-7 bloodbath.

The Texas Christian University team was only able to eke out one touchdown in the first quarter, which The Bulldogs proceeded to respond to with TEN touchdowns and 5 extra points. On defense and offense, Georgia utterly annihilated and humiliated TCU, and did so in a way that almost made it look easy.

But let’s face it, a college football team getting to one championship is pretty difficult, let alone two in a row, let alone three in a row. Coach Kirby Smart previously led Georgia to victory not just in 2022, but 2021. But it’s tough to pull off a trifecta, a triple, a hat trick, a three-peat, whatever you prefer to call it, so you might want to consider paying mind to the only other three teams priced below the range of +1000 odds:

The Alabama Crimson Tide - priced at +500 odds
The Ohio State Buckeyes - priced at +750 odds
The Michigan Wolverines - priced at +900 odds

While the Georgia Bulldogs have won four national championship titles, with two of their most recent title wins coming back to back, Alabama has outright claimed a whopping EIGHTEEN national titles, making them a strong potential value pick in this spot.

Though Ohio State’s national title record isn’t quite as impressive as the Crimson Tide’s, we would be remiss to gloss over the Buckeyes’ impressive conference and division record; ten wins in their respective division, and 41 title wins in their conference!

It’s not hard to see why they’re disproportionately favored here, over the overwhelming majority of the teams in this market. The last team favored below +1000 odds to get to next year’s national championship title are the Michigan Wolverines.

This Great Lake State team has one of the greatest overall records in the league, having claimed at least 44 conference titles, and 11 national championship titles. That last national championship title was claimed in 1997, but under coach Jim Harbaugh, the team has recently come close to getting there a few times, winning their division in 2018, 2021, and 2022.

So don’t be mistaken; the Wolves are still dogs in this futures’ market, but the team has recently proven themselves to be underdogs with a little bite. There are 131 schools in the FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision), but as of now, only a few are favored to walk away with the national championship title next year.

Now that we’ve looked at some college teams to watch through the next year, who are the players to watch next year? Which players are frontrunner candidates to be honored with the highest individual award honoring college football player’s achievements: the Heisman Memorial Trophy?

College Football Heisman Odds

2023 Heisman Trophy Winner

Caleb Williams, +400
Drake Maye, +1000
Michael Penix Jr, +1200
Bo Nix, +1200
Jordan Travis, +1200
Sam Hartman, +1800
Drew Allar, +2000
Jayden Daniels, +2000
Joe Milton, +2000
Kyle McCord, +2000
Cade Klubnik, +2500
Quinn Ewers, +2500
J.J. McCarthy, +3000
Brock Vandagriff, +3000
Blake Corum, +3000
Carson Beck, +4000
Ty Simpson, +4000
Dillon Gabriel, +4000
Nick Singleton, +5000
Jeff Sims, +5000
Marvin Harrison Jr, +5000
Will Shipley, +6000
Jalen Milroe, +6000
Cameron Rising, +6000
Quinshon Judkins, +6000
KJ Jefferson, +6000
TreVeyon Henderson, +6000
Devin Brown, +8000
Arch Manning, +8000
Braelon Allen, +8000
Conner Weigman, +8000
Spencer Rattler, +8000
Devin Leary, +8000
Nico Iamaleava, +8000
DJ Uiagalelei, +8000
Jaxson Dart, +10000
Jaydon Blue, +10000
Hudson Card, +10000
Nick Evers, +10000
Jalon Daniels, +10000
Raheim Sanders, +10000
Jackson Arnold, +10000
Donovan Edwards, +10000
John Rhys Plumlee, +10000
Tyler Shough, +10000
Will Howard, +12000
Tayven Jackson, +12000
Tanner Mordecai, +12000
Dante Moore, +12000
Tyler Buchner, +12000
Tua Tagovailoa, +12000
Alan Bowman, +12000
Audric Estime, +12000
Brennan Armstrong, +15000
Dominic Lovett, +15000
Harold Perkins Jr, +15000
Jack Plummer, +15000
Kedon Slovis, +15000
Trey Sanders, +15000
Trey Benson, +15000
Phil Jurkovec, +15000
MarShawn Lloyd, +15000
Shedeur Sanders, +15000
Graham Mertz, +15000
Collin Schlee, +15000
Luke Altmyer, +15000
Brock Bowers, +15000
Dorian Singer, +20000
Riley Leonard, +20000
Kyron Drones, +20000
Armoni Goodwin, +20000
Drew Pyne, +20000
Cade McNamara, +20000
MJ Morris, +20000
Jovantae Barnes, +20000
Emory Jones, +20000
Devin Neal, +20000
Carson Steele, +20000
Hunter Dekkers, +25000
Aaron Anderson, +25000
Seth Henigan, +25000
Frank Harris, +25000
Grayson McCall, +25000
Traeshon Holden, +30000
Evan Stewart, +30000
JoJo Earle, +30000
Sean Tyler, +30000
Luther Burden, +30000
Justin Flowe, +30000
JT Daniels, +30000
Michael Pratt, +40000
Athan Kaliakmanis, +40000
Travis Hunter, +40000
Denver Harris, +50000
Jacolby Criswell, +50000
Mikey Keene, +50000
Donovan Smith, +50000
Ray Davis, +50000
Jaheim Bell, +50000

The top favorite here, and the only contender favored below the price range of +1000 odds, is Caleb Williams, quarterback for the USC Trojans. Williams previously won a well-deserved Heisman in 2022, having thrown approximately 4,075 yards for a record ten rushing touchdowns, and 37 passing touchdowns.

Williams’ individual performance was amongst the most impressive in the recent history of the USC team. Even so, it’s difficult to make two back-to-back Heisman trophy wins. The Heisman Trophy has been awarded to exceptional players since 1935, and only one player in the award’s entire history was able to win two back-to-back Heismans.

That player was Archie Griffin, who started as a running back for Ohio State University from 1972 to 1975. If Caleb Williams manages to get awarded the Heisman for two consecutive years in a row, he’ll be the first player in five decades to achieve this feat. So, that knowledge might make you want to look at the other four players among the market’s top five:

Drake Maye, quarterback for the North Carolina Tar Heels (+1000)
Michael Penix Jr, quarterback for the Washington Huskies (+1200)
Bo Nix, quarterback for the Oregon Ducks (+1200)
Jordan Travis, quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles (+1200)

Drake passed for 4,321 yards and 45 total touchdowns in 2022, so his second-place spot in this futures market is well deserved. Michael passed for even more yards last year than Maye and Williams did, going a 4,354 yard distance for 29 passing TDs and ten rushing touchdowns.

The bottom two players in the top five are both tied with his odds pricing at +1200. Back in 2022, Bo Nix has contributed to the most rushing touchdowns out of any contender in this top five field, contributing 14 rushing touchdowns for the Oregon Ducks. Finally, we have the 2022 Cheez-It Bowl MVP, Jordan Travis.

His achievements were recognized by the aforementioned snack-food sponsored award, as well as the second team All ACC rankings. Travis didn’t put up as many numbers as the other four contenders in this Top 5 field, but maybe he’ll surprise us in the 2023-2024 regular season. There are several contenders presently in this market, but at the moment, FanDuel only has one contender for their win totals market.

College Football Win Total Predictions

Colorado’s NCAAF team is infamous for having a not-so-stellar record. The Buffaloes are +30000 underdogs in the 2023-2024 national championship markets, and though they played their first season in 1890, the team was unable to claim that national title for another 100 years, until 1990, where they won their first (and so, far, only) champ spot.

It’s not smart, sensible, or responsible betting wisdom to bank your hopes, house, and savings on a team that took a century to win their first championship, and hasn’t been able to win another in the subsequent 30+ years. But if you want to, FanDuel allows you to wager the over/under on however many regular season games that the Colorado Buffaloes miraculously won’t lose this season.

Ahead of the 2023-24 season, that over-under is set at a mere 4.5 games, and FanDuel’s oddsmakers are already leaning under, slightly favoring that they’ll win less than 4.5 games at -118 odds. The over is currently priced at -104 odds, but we’re not sure that we’d put too much stock into it.

But, if you’d like to put more stock, more stakes, and more bet credit into your bankroll, FanDuel offers its new and existing users plenty of promos that offer precisely that.