Alabama leaps Florida State as preseason national champion favorite per Bovada

For the first time this offseason, Alabama has jumped ahead of Florida State as college football’s favorite to win the inaugural Playoff this season according to online sportsbook Bovada.

Updated Championship Odds at Bovada: Alabama 5/1, FSU 11/2, Oregon 8/1, Auburn/Oklahoma 9/1, OSU 10/1, UGA/UCLA 14/1

— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) August 14, 2014

Previously, Bovada had the Crimson Tide at 6/1 odds.

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Defending SEC champion Auburn is Alabama’s nearest league competitor at 9/1.