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The College Football Playoff has reached the semifinal spherical, with the Capital One Orange Bowl set for Jan. 9 and the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic scheduled for Jan. 10.
As of January 3, Ohio State is a 6-point favourite over Texas within the first semifinal, and Notre Dame is a 1.5-point favourite over Penn State within the second semifinal.
So, with the CFP title recreation simply over two weeks away, why not go all the best way and launch the spreads for the 4 potential championship matchups? Here are the percentages at DraftKings Sportsbook as of January 3.
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 5 Texas
Longhorns -3
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 8 Ohio State
Buckeyes -7
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 7 Notre Dame
Longhorns -2.5
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Notre Dame
Buckeyes -6.5
The nationwide title spreads are consistent with what the semifinal odds say: This is Ohio State’s to lose.
After a stunning loss to Michigan on the finish of the common season, the Buckeyes mowed down their opponents within the College Football Playoff.
They beat ninth-seeded Tennessee 42-17 within the first spherical earlier than taking a 34-0 lead over top-seeded Oregon within the quarterfinals, ultimately cruising to a 41-21 victory.
With that, OSU is the +100 favourite to win the nationwide title and enters its semifinal with Texas as a 6.5-point favourite, as beforehand talked about.
And if the Buckeyes get previous the Longhorns, they might be 6.5-point favorites over the Fighting Irish and 7-point favorites over the Nittany Lions.
Notre Dame Ohio State, Penn State or Texas have an early result in win the CFP last?
Now, if Texas can defeat the favored Buckeyes, it might be favored over each Penn State (by 3 factors) and Notre Dame (by 2.5 factors) in a possible CFP title matchup.
The Longhorns additionally personal two CFP wins, however these wins weren’t as dominant as Ohio State’s.
Texas defeated No. 12 Clemson 38-24 within the first spherical, earlier than defeating No. 4 Arizona State within the quarterfinals 39-31, needing two overtimes to take action.
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