Thinking about who’s going to win that national championship already? You all set to lay down that hard-earned cash on a futures bet in Vegas or on an offshore online account?

Be forewarned: It’s not easy. Here’s what you can look forward today if you’re ready to gamble:

SEC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS

Odds courtesy of Bovada as of 1:30 p.m. ET Friday.

Here are the odds for SEC teams to win it all in 2016:

Alabama: 7-to-1

Tennessee: 14-to-1

LSU: 14-to-1

Ole Miss: 25-1

Georgia: 25-to-1

Auburn: 50-to-1

Florida: 50-to-1

Arkansas: 75-to-1

Texas A&M: 75-to-1

Missouri: 300-to-1

Mississippi State: 300-to-1

South Carolina: 300-to-1

Off the board: Kentucky, Vanderbilt.

OTHER NOTABLES

Ohio State: 7-to-1
Clemson: 8-to-1
Michigan: 10-to-1
Florida State: 16-to-1
Notre Dame: 20-to-1
Stanford: 20-to-1

VALUE PICKS

Futures bets are always a massive risk. Finding someone to win it all isn’t easy, and it’s a long hard grind all the way to the title game. Alabama was the favorite last year but had everyone scared after losing to Ole Miss early. They still won, but the favorite doesn’t always pull it off.

The long shots can just be big teases too. All you have to do is look back to Auburn in 2013. After the Gene Chizik disaster in 2012, no one expected much of the Tigers in 2013 under first-year coach Gus Malzahn. You could bet a ticket on the Tigers winning the national championship at 500-to-1 odds, and a few people did.

And then the Tigers got hot and started winning week after week. They had the miracle against Georgia, and the even-bigger-miracle against Alabama to win the SEC. They got to the national title game against Florida State and ticket holders were a few minutes away from turning $100 into $50,000. But FSU hung on and that great four-month roller coaster ride meant nothing more than a $100 ticket loser.

That said, what’s worth taking a shot at this year?

  • Ole Miss at 25-to-1 odds: I’ve been on the Ole Miss bandwagon since January and even though they’ve give me many reasons to jump off since then, it’s hard to do so with these long odds. Chad Kelly is back at quarterback, and he’s my favorite returning QB in the country. He threw for more than 4,000 yards a year ago, and he’ll do that again. The stars they lost on offense are replaceable thanks to great depth and a recruiting class loaded with studs. Add that to the fact that they get Alabama early in the seasons (Sept. 17, in Oxford) while the Tide is still breaking in a new quarterback, and these are worthwhile odds.
  • LSU at 14-1 odds: Again, if I’m using that dangerous logic that Alabama is simply overrated, then why not jump on the Tigers as well? Leonard Fournette is back, the coaching staff got a pass for last year’s meltdown and everyone on that nasty defense decided to come back for another year. QB Brandon Harris looked good in the spring, so if they can find a way to beat Alabama, maybe they can run the table too.

STAY AWAY

  • Auburn at 50/1: I don’t buy in to Auburn’s preseason No. 6 ranking last year so when the Tigers crashed and burned last year, it wasn’t a complete surprise. I still don’t see them being a factor in any championship race, not in the tough SEC West where they are the fourth-best team at best, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they lost to Texas A&M and/or Arkansas as well. Any money wasted on buying an Auburn futures ticket is exactly that – a complete waste.
  • Tennessee at 14-to-1: I’m not a Vols basher and I think they will win the SEC East and contend for a conference title, but it’s still buyer beware with the team that always seems to disappoint. Can we trust them yet?