Alabama the Early Favorite to Repeat

How about a rematch?

Alabama and Texas are among early favorites to play in the 2011 Bowl Championship Series title game, according to odds posted by Bodog.com.

The Crimson Tide are 3/1 favorites to repeat as champions, with Texas going off at 5/1 odds.

Ohio State, which has eight home games, is 13/2. Oregon and USC are 12/1.

Boise State, Nebraska and Oklahoma are 15/1.

The Big East and Atlantic Coast conferences get little respect. Pittsburgh, the projected beast of the Big East, is 40/1. Virginia Tech of the ACC is 18/1 and Clemson and Florida State are 50/1.

The complete list is after the jump.

Bodog has also posted odds on how many victories the Seattle Seahawks will have in 2010 under Pete Carroll. Over 8 is minus-130. Under 8 is even.

The site also offers odds on the Seahawks drafting a player from USC in the 2010 draft. Yes is minus-155, No is plus-125.

Here are the odds for teams winning the 2011 BCS title:

Alabama                                  3/1
Texas                                       5/1
Ohio State                              13/2
Oregon                                   12/1
USC                                        12/1
Boise State                             15/1
Nebraska                                15/1
Oklahoma                               15/1
Texas Christian                       18/1
Virginia Tech                          18/1
Iowa                                      20/1
Miami                                    20/1
Penn State                             20/1
Florida                                  25/1
Louisiana State                      25/1
Arkansas                                30/1
Auburn                                  30/1
Georgia                                 30/1
Oregon State                         30/1
Pittsburgh                             40/1
Clemson                                50/1
Florida State                         50/1
Georgia Tech                         50/1
Michigan                               50/1
Missouri                                50/1
North Carolina                      60/1
Tennessee                             60/1
UCLA                                    60/1
Notre Dame                          75/1
South Florida                        75/1
Texas Tech                            75/1
Cincinnati                             80/1
North Carolina State             80/1
Oklahoma State                    80/1
Rutgers                                90/1
Arizona                              100/1
Arizona State                     100/1
California                           100/1
Illinois                                100/1
Michigan State                    100/1
Mississippi                           100/1
Texas A&M                          100/1
Utah                                   100/1
Baylor                                 125/1
Boston College                    125/1
Brigham Young                    125/1
Kansas State                       125/1
Northwestern                      125/1
South Carolina                     125/1

Thanks to Jimmy Shapiro at Sports Radio Interviews and Image of Sport.

Comments

[James]

The ACC gets considerably more respect...Virginia Tech is listed at 18/1.

[Steve]

Virginia Tech is not even listed here but Miami is listed for the ACC at 20/1.

[The Wiz]

Good catch, guys. I went back and made the fix.

Wiz

[Nathan]

Texas is listed at 15/1. I think the order of faves is Bama (3/1), Ohio St (13/2), USC & Oregon (t12/1), Boise, NU, Texas, & OU are all t15/1.

[Matt]

Nathan's right. In other words, Bodog has no clue as to who will win the Big XII, but it's going to be one of the Big 3 (NU, OU, UT) according to them.

Frankly, I don't see how UT will amount to anything next year. They graduate the vast majority of their offense, they have no run offense, and their defense, while decent, isn't the world killer Austin would have you believe. That, and the Texas D will likely wear down as the season rolls on with limited offensive output.

Frankly, if Nebraska's offense is to be believed from the Holiday Bowl, it should be the favorite to win the conference and more than a 15/1 pick for the NC--more like 12/1 to a 8/1.