Locked On ACC - Daily College Football & Basketball Podcast · Locked On Podcast Network, Candace Cooper, Kenton Gibbs

SHOCK: ACC Football Championship Betting Odds Reveal SURPRISES | Only Duke Makes Sweet 16

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Duke would be top four in the ACC if Darian Mensah and Cooper Barcait had stayed.

Locked On ACC opens by steering listeners toward the Every Dayer Club and then gets right into the 2026 ACC football championship odds. Ross Jackson, Kenton Gibbs, and Alex Dono turn the FanDuel board into a back and forth about who looks real, who looks overpriced, and which number feels worth chasing. Miami sits at the top of the conference board, and the hosts also point out that Miami has the best national title odds in the ACC at +1300. Nationally, they list Georgia at +1000, Oregon at +850, Indiana at +800, Notre Dame at +750, Texas at +750, and Ohio State at +550. Louisville at +1100 draws attention, though questions about the quarterback keep the group from fully buying in. Pitt at +1700 also gets a look, with concern about whether the second-year signal caller can avoid the kind of regression that can hit in that spot. SMU's +700 number becomes one of the strongest value points because the hosts keep coming back to the return of the quarterback and head coach. They also note that SMU beat Miami in a regular season game last year, which keeps that price feeling more believable. The discussion then moves to Duke, which the hosts describe as the ACC's final hope heading into the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Duke is favored to move past St. John's, but the six and a half point spread still leaves room for a tight one. The episode keeps its fast, conversational pace as it moves between football futures and tournament pressure, with the main thread staying on Miami, Louisville, Pitt, SMU, and Duke as the clearest talking points.

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ACC odds talk and Sweet 16 stakes keep the conversation moving.

Locked On ACC moves between two lanes, ACC Championship odds and Duke's stay alive run in the Sweet 16. The hosts work through Miami as the current favorite, then kick around Louisville, Pitt, SMU, and Duke as they sort out where the value sits and who looks overcooked.

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