The national championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame is scheduled for January 20 in Atlanta.
This is what the two teams have in common: Both faced the Penn State Nittany Lions and James Franklin.
On November 2, Ryan Day’s Buckeyes defeated PSU 20–13 at Beaver Stadium. In the Orange Bowl on Thursday night, the Fighting Irish defeated the Lions 27-24 in a playoff semifinal to advance to the title game.
In the title game, who is the favorite? Ohio State, by a significant margin.
On DraftKings, the Buckeyes started as a 9.5-point favorite.45.5 is the total.
On Friday night, Ohio State defeated Texas 28–14 in the Cotton Bowl, advancing to the championship game.
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