The College Football Playoff odds have been released and, as Stadium’s Brett McMurphy shared on Twitter, the Badgers have the No. 14-highest odds to make the playoff at 12-1.
Odds to make @CFBPlayoff via @SuperBookUSA:
Clemson, OhSt 1/3
Bama 6/5
UGA 2/1
UF 3/1
OU 7/2
A&M, NDame, Oregon, PennSt, Texas 7/1
Auburn, LSU 10/1
Mich, Wis 12/1
USC 15/1
Miami, Minn, Neb, OkSt, UCF 25/1
Baylor, ISU, UNC, Utah, Wash 50/1
ASU, FSU, Iowa, Tenn, TCU 75/1— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) June 23, 2020
Big Ten teams ahead of the Badgers include the obvious of Ohio State, but also Penn State and (a tie with) Michigan.
In 2017 Paul Chryst’s team was one touchdown drive from making the competition. Last year (arguably) the team was one competitive half away from making the competition.
Given how the program is trending, and the fact the team doesn’t play Ohio State or Penn State in the regular season this year, the odds seem right where they should be that given a few big victories (and a few big losses from teams ahead of them) the Badgers have a real shot at this year’s playoff.