The ACC could be deeper than it has been in a while this season, while there have been plenty of surprises over the last couple of years in this league. Here, we look at the ACC championship betting landscape and determine which teams have the best chance to overcome the college football betting odds to win this league and make a run at the College Football Playoff.
ACC Football Championship Odds Preview
The two favorites in this year’s ACC championship betting odds are the Florida State Seminoles and Clemson Tigers. The Noles won the ACC last season despite losing QB Jordan Travis to injury late in the regular season, thanks to a defense that was truly elite. This year, Florida State has a new option at quarterback in former Clemson and Oregon State signal caller DJ Uiagalelei, who they hope can get them into the College Football Playoff.
As for Clemson, Cade Klubnik is likely to be the one under center again in 2024. Klubnik had his ups and downs in his first season at quarterback for the Tigers last season. Despite Dabo Swinney’s oppositions to the transfer portal in recent years, Clemson is still likely to have one of the best teams in this conference.
Outside of the top-two in the ACC, the teams being given the best chance to win the conference title are Miami, Louisville, and NC State. Cam Ward transferring to Miami makes them a fascinating team to watch early this season, while NC State was ranked for most of last year. This group will look to crash the party and get to the ACC title game for themselves.
Of course, the ACC does look a little different than it did a season ago thanks to conference realignment. The ACC took in SMU from the American, along with Stanford and Cal from the now-defunct Pac-12. None of those teams will be expected to make much noise in the conference title race this year, but their additions to the league are still going to be interesting to monitor as the year progresses.
ACC Divisions
There are no longer divisions in the ACC, as the conference got rid of them given the number of teams in the league at this point. That change has been a net positive for the ACC, as the two teams with the best conference record have made the conference title game without any divisions to restrict which teams are going to compete for the title.
ACC Conference Football Betting & Handicapping
Clemson had made seven of the past eight ACC championship games and won all seven they appeared in prior to the 2023 season. Florida State won three in a row prior to that. Clemson also won in 2011 behind Tajh Boyd and blew out Virginia Tech in the process. Pitt took advantage of a Clemson transition season and won their first ACC title in 2021, but this conference has largely belonged to two teams in its recent history.
Even with week-to-week handicapping in this league, there are so many inconsistent teams that anybody can beat anybody, with the exception of Clemson and FSU. Even Miami and Pitt, despite being big favorites over most teams in the recent past, are not foolproof to bet on a game-by-game basis.
ACC Football Championship History
| Year | ACC Champion |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida State |
| 2022 | Clemson |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh |
| 2020 | Clemson |
| 2019 | Clemson |
| 2018 | Clemson |
| 2017 | Clemson |
| 2016 | Clemson |
| 2015 | Clemson |
| 2014 | Florida State |
| 2013 | Florida State |
| 2012 | Florida State |
ACC Football Championship Wins
| All Time Wins | ACC Team | Last Yr Won |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Clemson | 2022 |
| 16 | Florida State | 2023 |
| 9 | Maryland | 2001 |
| 7 | Duke | 1989 |
| 7 | North Carolina State | 1979 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 1980 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 2010 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 2009 |
| 2 | Virginia | 1995 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 2006 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 1969 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 2021 |
