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College Football Championship: Early odds for 2016-17 favor…guess who?

By Michael Collins

Jan 11, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide cheerleaders celebrates after Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Clemson Tigers in the 2016 CFP National Championship at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 11, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide cheerleaders celebrates after Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Clemson Tigers in the 2016 CFP National Championship at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports /
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Now that the college football championship is done and Alabama has claimed their 16th? 20th? 40th? title (depending on who you ask), the oddsmakers have already given some numbers for next season.

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There’s nothing like the end of a football season to get people talking about who will win it all next season, and the folks at OddsShark have already rubber stamped some interesting numbers for the 2016-17 college football championship.

In a wild stab in the dark that is a shock to pretty much nobody, OddsShark has picked Alabama to have the best shot at winning yet another national title. But just behind the Crimson Tide is the Orange of Clemson, the team who almost pulled off the upset of the year in Arizona on Monday.

Here are OddShark’s best picks to win next year’s national championship

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Oddshark’s early favorites to win 2016-17 national championship /

Interesting to see Ohio State – whose fans have been chirping and chest-pounding since Monday that the Buckeyes could have beaten either Alabama or Clemson – comes in third behind those two teams, with a significant difference in odds.

This actually looks like a whos-who of college football royalty (and Baylor coming from the “new money” group). What is a bit surprising is that one of this year’s final four – Michigan State – is nowhere to be seen in the top ten here. The loss of Connor Cook obviously has the bettors looking away from East Lansing.

Don’t like what you see here? Don’t shoot the messenger, tweet to @OddsShark and voice your displeasure (or continue with your crowing if you’re an Alabama fan).

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