The betting markets are telling a different story than the rankings

Before we go further, let me make this clear: this is not my conference-championship betting analysis. Those breakdowns are coming later this week. This is about something much simpler and honestly, more revealing.

What the betting odds think the playoff will be versus what the rankings want us to believe.

The College Football Playoff committee put out a bracket that looks chaotic and unpredictable on the surface: 12 teams, five auto-bids, seven at-larges, a live BYU grenade sitting at No. 11 and a two-loss Notre Dame team positioned like it has leverage.

Add in the betting odds into the equation, along with conference spreads, playoff futures and moneylines -- an entirely different picture forms. The markets aren't ac

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