The college football landscape has changed drastically. Just look at the Big 12. Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns, who joined the SEC. These include the Utah Utes, Arizona Wildcats, Arizona State Sun Devils and Coach Prime’s Colorado Buffaloes.
After leaving the Pac-12, Utah took over as the favorite in its new conference. The Utes, who went 8-5 last season, are 3-1 in Big 12 wins followed closely by the Kansas State Wildcats at 4-1.
Only Utah (+6000) and K-State (+7500) are among the top 20 teams in terms of odds to win the national championship.
There will now be 12 teams in the 2024 playoffs. The CFP selection committee will determine the seven highest-ranked at-large teams, and the five highest-ranked conference champions will also qualify.
Here are each ACC team’s regular-season win totals, conference and national championship odds, and ESPN betting expert Joe Fortenbaugh’s best future bets.
Other Conventions: ACC, Big Ten (Wednesday), SEC (Thursday), American (Aug. 12), Mountain West (Aug. 13), C-USA (Aug. 14), MAC (Aug. 15), Sun Belt (Aug. 16), Individual ( August 17)
Correct odds as of publication. For the most up-to-date odds, visit ESPN BET. 
Fortenbaugh’s favorite: 9.5 wins over Utah (-140), yes playoffs (+280)
Veteran 25-year-old quarterback Cameron Rising, who has 27 starts over three collegiate seasons under his belt, returns to Utah’s starting duties through a weak Big 12 conference. Kyle Whittingham’s Utes will again be loaded on both the offensive and defensive lines, but the crux of this setback is the schedule. Outside of a Sept. 21 road date in Stillwater against the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Utes should favor themselves in every other game on the calendar. Regarding their postseason potential, +280 converts to an implied probability of 26%. I have that number closer to 33% in terms of qualifying for this year’s 12-team playoffs.
