College Football National Championship 2020 & Heisman Odds Favor Clemson Tigers
The Clemson Tigers continue to roll with an undefeated record early in this 2020 NCAA football season. With that 4-0 record, the Tigers lead all teams in the latest College Football National Championship 2020 odds. They’re followed by a few familiar heavyweights, one of whom has yet to play a game so far from their schedule, and another known for winning titles consistently.
Lawrence & Clemson lead College Football National Championship 2020 odds
On Saturday, Trevor Lawrence had another strong performance with 292 yards and three touchdowns on his 29-of-41 completions. Along with a strong ground game thanks to Travis Etienne (149 yards, 2 TDs), Clemson easily took down the Miami Hurricanes, 42-17.
That moved the Tigers to a perfect 4-0 overall and 3-0 conference record for the season. It also kept them at the top of the College Football National Championship 2020 odds at +175 or 7-4. They’re trailed by the Big Ten’s Ohio State Buckeyes (+250), who aren’t scheduled to play their first game until October 24.
The No. 2 Crimson Tide also remained perfect at 3-0 with a 63-48 win over Ole Miss this past weekend. They are third overall on the future odds thanks to quarterback Mac Jones (417 yards, 2 TDs) and Najee Harris (206 yards, 5 TDs).
Here’s a look at the latest top 10 for College Football National Championship odds:
A number of other teams in the top 10 contenders have yet to start playing. They include Penn State, Wisconsin, and Michigan, all of whom are part of the postponed Big Ten schedule starting in just a few weeks.
Lawrence leads Heisman Trophy future odds
As mentioned, Trevor Lawrence continues to put up solid numbers each week. That not only has his team undefeated and leading the title odds but also has Lawrence leading all Heisman contenders. As of the latest Heisman tracker report via Sports Betting Dime, he’s at +103 overall.
Ohio State’s Justin Fields is second on that list, but as mentioned his team has yet to take the field yet for a game. Alabama has three contenders on the list including QB Mac Jones, running back Najee Harris, and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle.
- Trevor Lawrence (QB, Clemson) +103
- Justin Fields (QB, Ohio State) +367
- Mac Jones (QB, Alabama) +567
- Kyle Trask (QB, Florida) +1600
- Najee Harris (RB, Alabama) +1900
- Jaylen Waddle (WR, Alabama) +2000
- Stetson Bennett (QB, Georgia) +2000
- Travis Etienne (RB, Clemson) +2300
- Shane Buechele (QB, SMU) +2500
- Zach Wilson (QB, BYU) +2500
Of the players above, Jones had 417 yards passing with two touchdowns for Alabama this weekend, while Harris rushed 23 times for 206 yards and five TDs.
Florida was on the losing side of things this weekend, suffering a 41-38 loss at the hands of the Texas A&M Aggies. Kyle Trask is still amongst Heisman candidates and finished that game with 312 yards and four touchdowns on his 23-of-32 completed passes.
Other contenders appearing in the top 10 Heisman future odds list include Georgia QB Stetson Bennett, Clemson back Travis Etienne, SMU QB Shane Buechele, and BYU QB Zach Wilson. The latter two contenders are +2500 longshots, as of this report.
