The Florida State Seminoles finished last season with a 13-1 record, with their only loss coming to the Georgia Bulldogs in the Orange Bowl in a New Year's Six game.
The Seminoles, who famously finished undefeated in the regular season but still missed out on the College Football Playoff, are the favorites this season to win the ACC at +275. The Clemson Tigers are the second choice at +375. Florida State (30-1), Clemson (50-1) and the Miami Hurricanes (40-1) are all among the top 15 teams in terms of odds to win the NCAA Championship.
The 2024 playoffs will now feature 12 teams. The CFP selection committee will determine the top seven overall teams, and the top five conference champions will also qualify.
Here are the regular-season win totals for each ACC team, conference and national championship odds and ESPN betting expert Joe Fortenbaugh's best future bet as we head into the season.
Going up: Big 12 (Tuesday), Big Ten (Wednesday), SEC (Thursday), American (Aug. 12), Mountain West (Aug. 13), C-USA (Aug. 14), MAC (Aug. 15), Sun Belt (Aug. 16), Independents (Aug. 17)
Odds accurate at time of publication. For the most up-to-date odds, visit ESPN BET.
Fortenbaugh's favorite: Miami OVER 9.5 wins (+135)
This is a good place to buy cheap on a Hurricanes team that disappointed in a major way last year with a 7-6 record that included six losses in the program’s final nine games. But all that collapse did was motivate head coach Mario Cristobal to hit the portal harder than ever, and he ended up scoring two highly coveted prizes in Washington State quarterback Cam Ward and Oregon State running back Damien Martinez. This year’s schedule sets up incredibly well for a bounce-back season, as the Florida State game takes place in Coral Gables and the road slate offers Florida, South Florida, California, Louisville, Georgia Tech and Syracuse. That won’t conjure up any nightmares, especially when you consider the fact that the only back-to-back road dates (at California, at Louisville) feature a bye week sandwiched between them.
