CFP Championship first TD Odds
ARLINGTON, TX (The Spread) – The touchdowns are likely to come fast and furious in the 2015 College Football Playoff Championship Game, but who will score the first touchdown in Monday’s game?
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According to oddsmakers from BetDSI, Oregon’s Royce Freeman is favored to score first, as he has odds of +450 to do so. Oregon QB Marcus Mariota has odds of +500 to be the first while Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott has odds of +600 to score first. These two will meet on Monday, Jan. 12 at 8:30PM ET on ESPN from AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys.
Oregon has posted a total of 141 touchdowns on offense over the season, including the playoff semifinal win over Florida State. Freeman has the most touchdowns for Oregon this year, as he has rushed for 18 and caught another. Heisman winner Marcus Mariota has thrown for 40 touchdown passes, but he needs to actually be the one to cross the goal line in this wager. Mariota has 15 rushing touchdowns this year for Oregon, second most TDs of any Oregon player this season. In the semifinal vs. FSU, Freeman scored the first touchdown on a 1-yard run and he had two touchdowns in the game.
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Ohio State has tallied a total of 166 touchdowns this season, with Elliott leading the way. Elliott has rushed for 1,632 yards and 14 scores. The 14 touchdowns is the most of anyone on the team. Second-most belongs to receiver Devin Smith, who has 12 touchdown receptions. Smith has odds of +1000 to score the first touchdown in the championship game. Ohio State failed to score the first touchdown in the semifinal game with Alabama, but the first Buckeye touchdown came from Elliott on a 3-yard run. Elliott had two scores in the game while Smith had one touchdown reception.
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