Home teams highly favored in CFP first round All four higher-seeded home teams opened as touchdown or greater favorites for the first round of the inaugural 12-team CFP, according to ESPN BET odds.

Panthers (+900) favored to repeat; Oilers in top 3 The Panthers are consensus favorites to win the Stanley Cup again in 2024-25, while the runner-up Oilers’ 10-1 odds put them near the top.

Inflation Measure Favored by the Fed Cooled in August The Personal Consumption Expenditures Index climbed more slowly, after cutting out food and fuel prices for a sense of the underlying trend.