College Football has never been better. While there's still a need for guardrails, conference realignment, the transfer portal, NIL and - maybe most importantly - the 12-team College Football Playoff has transcended the sport into the modern era.
I had the time of my life covering the sport from a gambling perspective on the "BettingPros College Football Show" this past season and have been eagerly awaiting a full spread of futures to invest in for next season.
With most books now fulfilling their end of the bargain for the most popular markets, it's time to take advantage of opening line value. Here are my best bets for the 2025 College Football futures season win totals market.
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College Football Futures: Season Win Totals Odds, Picks & Predictions (2025)
Florida Gators Over 6.5 Wins (+105 via DraftKings) 1u
The hype for the Florida Gators is real after winning four straight games to end the 2024 College Football season, including upsets over a near playoff-bound Ole Miss Rebels team and a 9-4 LSU Tigers team.
Now-sophomore QB DJ Lagway returns as a top-12 favorite to win the Heisman Trophy following a season where he became the full-time starter in Week 7 after Graham Mertz suffered a season-ending injury. While the numbers weren't gaudy, he went into Knoxville, Tenn., and took the CFP-contending Volunteers to overtime in his first start. He also had Kirby Smart's Georgia Bulldogs against the ropes before he suffered a hamstring injury that required him to be carted off.
The 19-year-old also benefits from returning RBs Jadan Baugh and Jakobi Jackson, who combined for 1,182 yards and 15 total touchdowns in their first season of collegiate ball. Protecting them will be the likes of All-American center Jake Slaughter. Lagway also gets help on the outside with J. Michael Sturdivant transferring from UCLA and two four-star WRs, Dallas Wilson (initially committed to Oregon) and Vernel Brown III, committing to the program.
The 76th-ranked total defense will need to improve, especially facing one of the nation's toughest schedules once again. Parsing through it, we can comfortably give the Gators wins against LUI, USF, Mississippi State, Kentucky and Florida State. That means they have to win just two games against the likes of LSU, Miami, Texas, Texas A&M, Georgia, Ole Miss and Tennessee. Considering that they beat both the Tigers and Rebels last year and will be facing Miami with transfer quarterback Carson Beck in September - I like their chances to win at least two of the seven tough games on their schedule.
Most sportsbooks also have confidence in the Gators, with most juicing the odds on the over, including FanDuel, which has this listed all the way down at -150. DraftKings is the one outlier on the board, offering the over at +105. Get in before they correct their mistake.
Tennessee Volunteers Under 9.5 Wins (-122 via BetRivers) 1.5u
It was a strong 2024 season for the Tennessee Volunteers, winning 10 games, finishing third in the SEC and advancing to the College Football Playoff. However, they were exposed in the first round of the postseason, losing 42-17 to Ohio State and trailing 21-0 after the first quarter.
It'll be an uphill climb for the Volunteers to get back to that spot after losing a ton on both sides, including projected top-15 NFL Draft pick EDGE James Pearce Jr., SEC-leading rusher RB Dylan Sampson (1,491 rushing yards) and their three top receivers, Bru McCoy, Dont'e Thornton Jr. and Squirrel White, who transferred to Florida State. Losing an additional three starting offensive linemen could hurt the development of now-sophomore QB Nico Iamaleava, who passed for over 200 passing yards in just four of 12 games against FBS competition.
Getting back to 10 wins feels unrealistic, even if you give them seven guaranteed wins against Syracuse at a neutral site in Atlanta in Week 1, ETSU, UAB, Mississippi State, Arkansas, Kentucky and New Mexico State. They would still need to find three wins against the likes of Georiga in Week 3, Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium, an upstart Oklahoma team, Florida in "The Swamp" and Vanderbilt in Rivalry Week.
With so many uncertainties on both sides of the ball, I don't see Josh Heupel’s team hitting the 10-win mark in back-to-back seasons. With some books having the under 9.5 wins juiced to as low as -145, I'll jump at the opportunity to get it at a reasonable -122 from our friends in Pittsburgh.
Indiana Hoosiers Over 8.5 Wins (+118 via FanDuel) 2u
Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers return to prove that their 11-1 2024 regular season and run to the College Football Playoff was more than just a Cinderella story. Their current win total sits at 8.5, and rightfully so. There is a ton of turnover.
The offense loses QB Kurtis Rourke, RB Justice Ellison, RB Ty Son Lawton, TE Zach Horton, two of their top three receivers and two starting linemen. The defense also loses five starters, most notably LB Jailin Walker, who was second on the team in tackles with 82, in addition to posting two sacks and two interceptions.
However, their best overall player, EDGE Mikail Kamara, returns after finishing fourth in the Big Ten with 10 sacks. The Hoosiers also return their top tackler, Aiden Fisher (118 combined), and top receiver Elijah Sarratt, who had 957 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. They'll be joined by Cal transfer QB Fernando Mendoza - 247Sports's 15th overall player in the portal - Maryland transfer dual-threat RB Roman Hemby, UAB transfer RB Lee Beebe Jr., Tennessee transfer TE Holden Staes and Michigan WR Tyler Morris, among others.
"Cig Cignetti" will have plenty of time to get his new-look team into shape with another easy non-conference schedule to begin the season with games against Old Dominion, Kennesaw State and Indiana State, all at home. We'll also give them freebies against Michigan State at home, UCLA at home, Maryland on the road and Purdue on the road, putting them at seven wins.
They likely won't beat Penn State or Oregon on the road, meaning they just have to win two of three against Illinois at home, Iowa on the road and Wisconsin at home to get to nine wins. I like what Iowa did in the portal at the quarterback position and Illinois' returning production. However, this is still last season’s second-ranked total defense, which was the top unit against the run and 10th-best team against the pass. They should be able to get the best of at least two out of three of these conference foes.
Most books think so, too, with the over 8.5 wins being listed as low as -130. Getting it for +118 at FanDuel makes it a no-brainer to ride with the Hoosiers for at least another year.
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