With college football season on the horizon, ESPN Chalk's college football experts -- Phil Steele, "Stanford Steve" Coughlin and Chris Fallica -- combine to give you betting previews of the top 25 teams, according to the ESPN College Football Rankings. They break down each team's strengths and weaknesses, along with season-win-total bets and national title odds.
Odds from Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of Aug. 14.
Louisville Cardinals
National title odds: 30-1 (opened 10-1)
Season win total: 9.5
FPI win total projection: 8.6
Phil Steele
Strengths: The Cardinals return Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Lamar Jackson, so that is a pretty good place to start. The defense improved, allowing just 322 yards per game and 23.8 points per game. The Cardinals have seven starters back on defense and look even stronger with each unit ranking in my top 30 units in the country.
Weaknesses: Jackson has only