Betting odds to win this season’s Pac-12 title point to a pair of powers in the Pac-12 North Division followed by two strong contenders anchoring the South.
The other eight teams in the conference will need quite a few breaks to fall their way to climb up into the mix.
The Clear Betting Favorite
Adding in the betting odds to win a national title this season, the overall cream of the crop in the Pac-12 appears to be the Oregon Ducks.
While the Washington Huskies are +275 co-favorites to win the 2021 Pac-12 Conference title along with the Ducks, Oregon’s odds to win the national championship are +3300 while the Huskies are much farther down the board at +10000 betting odds.
I would tend to agree with this analysis. True freshman Ty Thompson will be under the gun as the apparent starter at quarterback but many Pac-12 insiders believe he is up for the task. Kayvon Thibodeaux and Noah Sewell are a pair of defensive studs that help add even more value to Oregon’s betting odds.
Oregon will be on the road against Washington on Nov. 6 in a game that should decide the North Division champs.
Added Value in the Sun Devils
Herm Edwards has done an excellent job turning around the football program at Arizona State. This could be the season his team takes a big step farther. The Sun Devils have the forth-best odds to win the Pac-12 at +450 but I have them at the top of my list to win the South Division.
This puts them in the conference title game and just one win away from the conference championship.
Not playing Oregon in the regular season while playing USC at home is another big reason I am leaning this way. With quite a few starters back in the fold including Jayden Daniels at quarterback, this sets up the run to the title game and the possible upset over the Ducks in early December.
College Football Handicapping Services
Is There Any Betting Value Lower on the List?
Anything can happen over the course of a college football season. Yet, I am rather confident that one of the first four teams on the Pac-12 futures betting board will win the conference championship.
My official pick is Arizona State from the South over Oregon from the North. However, you can still find some betting value in Washington and USC.
However, that is about as far as I am willing to move down this betting board in search of a value bet. Out of the other eight teams on the list, I cannot find one that should seriously contend for either division title.
UCLA is fifth on the list at +1200, but the Bruins could easily end up with three or four conference losses. Playing USC on the road late in the season does not help the cause.
Utah has fielded some decent teams in recent years but there are just too many holes to fill on either side of the ball. The same could be said for Stanford in a down year for the Cardinal.
2021 Pac-12 Championship Odds
Oregon Ducks +275
Washington Huskies +275
USC Trojans +400
Arizona State Sun Devils +450
UCLA Bruins +1200
Stanford Cardinal +1400
Utah Utes +1600
Washington State Cougars +2000
Colorado Rams +2000
California Golden Bears +2500
Oregon State Beavers +4000
Arizona Wildcats +6600