The Top 5 Favorites to Win the National Title<\/b><\/h2>\nOhio State Buckeyes<\/b><\/h3>\n
[sc:NCAA240banner ]Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer must’ve patted himself on the back after opting to play two of his starting quarterbacks in different game-time situations. With Cardale Jones leading drives and J.T. Barrett handling cleanup duty in the red zone, the Buckeyes succeeded in converting all six of their red zone trips into touchdowns in Week 6\u2019s 49-28 win over Maryland.<\/p>\n
Ohio State \u2013 the current overall favorite at +250<\/a> to repeat as national champions \u2013 must put its Jones-Barrett experiment to the test again this Saturday when they take on Penn State (5-1, 2-0 conf.) this Saturday. The Nittany Lions currently lead the nation in sacks (25) and are tenth in total defense (275.7 yards per game), but have lost seven of their last nine meetings against the defending champs.<\/p>\n The Buckeyes may still be the favorites after six weeks of action, but it has been the No. 2 Baylor Bears (+500<\/a>) who have been the most impressive team so far this season. The mere fact that quarterback Seth Russell and the rest of the Baylor offense is averaging an unprecedented 64 points per game (obviously tops in the FCS this season) should be enough proof of how dangerous this team truly is.<\/p>\n The Bears have a great chance of becoming the bookies\u2019 new darlings if they defeat the West Virginia Mountaineers this weekend. WVU was the lone team in 2014 to beat them in the regular season (with a final score of 41-27, all the more), and have won two of their past three meetings overall. That means Baylor must not only defeat their Big 12 rivals, but also do it in emphatic fashion to make up for the team\u2019s past woes against their formidable foe.<\/p>\n Leonard Fournette this, and Leonard Fournette that. We all know that No. 6 LSU Tigers\u2019 standout running back is the consensus top Heisman candidate so far this season (at -280<\/a>, to be exact), but Saturday\u2019s match against the No. 8 Florida Gators will have Harris vs. Harris under the spotlight.<\/p>\n With Florida starting QB Will Grier suspended for the rest of the season, backup Treon Harris will fill the void left by Grier to try and keep the Gators\u2019 strong start on a high. Meanwhile, LSU\u2019s own play-caller in Brandon Harris is subpar at best, given that the team just needs to run the ball with “you know who”.<\/p>\n With that said, expect a grit-and-grind match this weekend between LSU\u2019s third-ranked rushing offense (346.4 yards per game) against Florida\u2019s defense, one that\u2019s 11th<\/sup> in the nation in points allowed per game (14.3). And with a win over their top 10 opponent this Saturday, you can also expect the Tigers\u2019 +750<\/a> odds of winning the national title to significantly rise right after, so bank on them now at this price while you still can.<\/p>\n Giving more reasons for LSU to excel above and beyond expectations are the No. 9 Texas A&M Aggies, who are now at +1,000<\/a> to win the championship game on January after handling preseason contenders Arizona State (38-17 in Week 1) and most recently Mississippi State (30-17 just last week) with relative ease. Heck, it was because of the loss to the Aggies that had the Sun Devils and Bulldogs booted out of the AP Top 25 the week after.<\/p>\n Now comes the hard part: a Week 7 visit from No. 10 Alabama. While the Crimson Tide have seen ebbs and flows this season, Texas A&M should still be aware that this was the team that dealt them a 59-0 beat down last year. As such, TAMU quarterback Kyle Allen (13 TDs to just two picks for the season) needs to find ways to get points on the board against the Tide, who are 15th<\/sup> in the FCS in points allowed per game (15.7).<\/p>\n Well, look who we have here\u2026 If it isn\u2019t infamous coaching whiz Jim Harbaugh and the No. 12 Michigan Wolverines.<\/p>\n We cannot praise Harbaugh enough for what he has done this season to turn this once doormat of a Big Ten program around. But if you need evidence of his magic at work, the Wolverines\u2019 three-straight shutouts from Weeks 4 to 6 over the likes of formerly ranked BYU and (now) No. 20 Northwestern should be more than enough proof.<\/p>\n Inter-state rivals in the No. 7 Michigan State Spartans are up next \u2013\u00a0the team that has defeated the Wolverines in six of the past seven contests. But this is a new Michigan team we\u2019re talking about here, one that has a newfound swagger with its defense that\u2019s only giving up an FCS-leading average of 6.3 points per game. Yes, that\u2019s pretty much less than a freakin\u2019 touchdown per contest, for crying out loud.<\/p>\n And considering that the Spartans are coming off two-straight one-possession wins against mediocre competition in Purdue and Rutgers, placing your stakes on the Wolverines\u2019 +1,000<\/a> odds of winning the national title at this very moment is one huge steal of a deal.<\/p>\nBaylor Bears<\/b><\/h3>\n
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