College Football Playoff
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The 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship is scheduled to take place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Monday, January 11, 2021.

College Football Playoff predictions, odds: Expert picks for Alabama vs. Ohio State national championship game Your betting guide with the best picks and overall plays for the College Football. If the odds are correct, let’s just move things ahead and get to Alabama and Clemson in the College Football Playoff championship. The Crimson Tide are massive favorites over Notre Dame, giving the Fighting Irish 19.5 points in the game to be played on Jan. 1 at AT&T Stadium.

• College Football Playoff
• Date: Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
• Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
• Location: Miami Gardens, Florida

The College Football Playoff began in 2014 and is a four-team postseason tournament for NCAA FBS schools. A playoff committee selects four schools to compete in semifinals with the winners meeting in the title game. All three of the games are played on neutral fields and the venues are rotated on an annual basis.

Odds to Win the 2021 College Football Playoffs Championship according to Bovada Sportsbook. Updated on December 24, 2020. 2020-2021 NCAA National Championship Winner Alabama (#1) -175 Clemson (#2) +210 Ohio State (#3) +650 Notre Dame (#4) +2200 Bet on the 2021 College Football Playoffs Championship Las Vegas Odds at Bovada Sportsbook. College Football Playoff Bowl Game Favorites. BTB - December 22, 2020. On Sunday, the NCAA announced the four teams that have advanced to the College Football Playoff. And, as usual, the.

The semifinal matchups for the College Football Playoff Championship will take place on Friday, Jan. 1, 2020 from two neutral venues:

• Rose Bowl
• Date: Friday, Jan. 1, 2021
• Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
• Venue: Rose Bowl
• Location: Pasadena, California

• Sugar Bowl
• Date: Friday, Jan. 1, 2021
• Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
• Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

This will be the seventh year for the College Football Playoff title game. Since the new format began, Clemson and Alabama have both captured the title twice while Ohio State and LSU were the only other schools to win the CFP championship.

Odds to Win 2021 College Football
Playoff Championship

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Top 10 Contenders
Per FanDuel Oddsmakers

Team
Clemson Tigers
Ohio State Buckeyes
Alabama Crimson Tide
Georgia Bulldogs
Florida Gators
LSU Tigers
Texas Longhorns
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Oklahoma Sooners
Penn State Nittany Lions

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2020 College Football
Contenders Analysis

By Brian Edwards

Clemson, Alabama and Ohio State were easy choices in the top three of our Preseason Power Rankings. The order was difficult, though, as there is very little separation between the three. I think Alabama has the best overall roster, but I give Clemson the edge based on having the best QB. Yes, Justin Fields was nothing short of sensational last season, but the Buckeyes lost all four starters on their defensive line and a pair of outstanding offensive linemen. Therefore, I gave the Crimson Tide the slight edge on Ryan Day's squad.

Until somebody unseats Lincoln Riley's Oklahoma Sooners in the Big 12, there's no reason to think that redshirt freshman QB and former five -star recruit Spencer Rattler won't duplicate the success we've seen from Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts in Norman. Indeed, I'm that big of a believer in Riley even though we've seen nothing out of Rattler at the collegiate level yet.

College Football Playoff Prediction

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Then we have Florida and Georgia at No.'s 5 and 6, respectively. Unlike the previous three seasons when UGA has bested UF, I'm of the belief that the Gators will have the better QB this year. That's not a shot at Wake Forest grad transfer Jamie Newman, who is a talent dual-threat signal caller that'll take over for Jake Fromm. It's more of a hat tip to both Fromm and UF's Kyle Trask.

The other most dangerous threats to crash the College Football Playoff are Penn State, Oregon, LSU and Texas, who round out our Top 10 in that order. The Nittany Lions get Ohio State in Happy Valley, and they bring back a ton of talent from last season's 11-win team. With the demise of USC in recent years, Stanford's 2019 collapse (and a surge of players exiting the program this past spring) and Chris Petersen's stunning retirement at Washington, Mario Cristobal's Oregon program is clearly the team to beat in the Pac-12 until further notice.

However, the Ducks have to break in a new quarterback, so they weren't worthy of a top-five slot. LSU wasn't either, although the Tigers still have a talent galore on their roster. It remains to be seen how much of an impact the losses of Joe Brady and Dave Aranda will have on the coaching staff, and we just need to see QB Myles Brennan in action before having too much faith in the defending champs.

Finally, there's Texas, which is dealing with a heap of off-the-field issues in recent weeks. If Tom Herman can get his players on the same page by August, the Longhorns have a chance to be really good. Sam Ehlinger appears poised for a monster senior season.

2020 College Football
Sleeper Teams

One sleeper of note is No. 16 North Carolina. The Tar Heels only went 7-6 last year, but all six defeats were one-possession games. Three losses came by six combined points. As a true freshman in 2019, QB Sam Howell threw for 3,6141 yards with a 38/7 touchdown-to-interception ratio. I think UNC will be favored in at least nine games and get a rematch with Clemson (which won 21-20 in Chapel Hill last year) at the ACC Championship Game.

I think Cincinnati (No. 18) will be the nation's top Power Five team in 2020. The Bearcats add several four-star recruits, in addition to transfers from Notre Dame and Alabama. They return eight starters from a defense that gave up only 20.1 points per game, and this unit gets All-American candidate James Wiggins back. The safety tore his ACL last August.

2020 College Football
Top 25 Preseason Rankings

VegasInsider.com Top 25 College Football Rankings

Rank School Conference 2019 Record (SU,ATS) 1 Clemson ACC 14-1, 11-4 2 Alabama SEC 11-2, 7-6 3 Ohio State Big 10 13-1, 9-5 4 Oklahoma Big 12 12-2, 5-9 5 Florida SEC 11-2, 7-4-2 6 Georgia SEC 12-2, 8-6 7 Penn State Big 10 11-2, 6-6-1 8 Oregon Pac-12 12-2, 5-9 9 LSU SEC 15-0, 10-4-1 10 Texas Big 12 8-5, 7-6 11 Auburn SEC 9-4, 9-4 12 Wisconsin Big 10 10-4, 8-6 13 Notre Dame IND 11-2. 9-4 14 Texas A&M SEC 8-5, 7-6 15 Oklahoma State Big 12 8-5, 10-3 16 North Carolina ACC 7-6, 7-5-1 17 Iowa State Big 12 7-6, 6-7 18 Cincinnati AAC 11-3, 9-5 19 Minnesota Big 10 11-2, 7-5-1 20 Michigan Big 10 9-4, 7-6 21 USC Pac-12 8-5, 7-6 22 Arizona State Pac-12 8-5, 5-8 23 Memphis AAC 12-2, 7-6-1 24 Boise State MWC 12-2, 8-6 25 Virginia Tech ACC 8-5, 6-7

2020 College Football
Top 25 Conference Rankings

College Football Playoff Picks Against The Spread

The SEC (6), Big 10 (5) and Big 12 (4) have 15 of the Top 25 teams in the VegasInsider.com Top 25 Preseason Rankings. After the top trio, both the ACC and Pac-12 place three schools in the rankings. The American Athletic Conference boasts two schools in Cincinnati and Memphis, while Notre Dame and Boise State represent the Independent schools and Mountain West Conference respectively.

VegasInsider.com Top 25 College Football Conference Rankings

Conference Teams SEC 6 Big 10 5 Big 12 4 ACC 3 Pac-12 3 AAC 2 IND 1 MWC 1

College Football Playoff Championship Predictions

2021 College Football Playoff
Semifinal Picks

Rose Bowl: 2) Clemson beats 3) Florida
Sugar Bowl: 1) Ohio State beats 4) Oklahoma

With Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne leading the way, Clemson will take out Florida, the winner of its first SEC Championship Game since 2008, in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff. The Tigers will then meet Ohio State in the finals. In a rematch of last year's semifinal win for Dabo Swinney's team, Clemson will once again get the best of the Buckeyes by a narrow margin in a 60-minute slugfest.

The Gators will make their first appearance in the CFP thanks to a stellar season from QB Kyle Trask and one of the nation's premier defenses. Justin Fields will once again produce Heisman-like numbers in leading Ohio State to a Big Ten title. Oklahoma will get back to the CFP because that's just what Lincoln Riley does year in and year out. However, the Sooners won't advance again, with Fields outplaying his counterpart Spencer Rattler.

2021 College Football Playoff
Championship Pick

Clemson beats Ohio State

College Football Playoff
Betting History

The College Football Playoff Championship has watched favorites go 3-3 straight up (SU) in the first six installments but underdogs have managed to go 5-1 against the spread (ATS) for bettors taking the points. LSU was the first favorite to win and cover as it rolled Clemson 42-25 in the 2020 title game. Total bettors have watched the 'over' go 5-1 and we've seen an average combined score of 64.8 points per game.

College Football Playoff Betting Results

Bowl Location Matchup (Seeds) Line Score ATS Result 2020 New Orleans, LA (1) LSU vs. (3) Clemson LSU -4.5 (66.5) LSU 42 Clemson 25 Favorite-Over 2019 Santa Clara, CA (1) Alabama vs. (2) Clemson Alabama -5.5 (57.5) Clemson 44 Alabama 16 Underdog-Over 2018 Atlanta, GA (4) Alabama vs. (3) Georgia Alabama -3.5 (45.5) Alabama 26 Georgia 23 (OT) Underdog-Over 2017 Tampa, FL (1) Alabama vs. (2) Clemson Alabama -6.5 (51.5) Clemson 35 Alabama 31 Underdog-Over 2016 Glendale, AZ (1) Clemson vs. (2) Alabama Alabama -6.5 (53.5) Alabama 45 Clemson 40 Underdog-Over 2015 Arlington, TX (2) Oregon vs. (4) Ohio State Oregon -6.5 (72.5) Ohio State 42 Oregon 20 Underdog-Under