The College Football Playoff semifinals are here. Just four teams remain, and the winners of this week’s Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl will play for the national title. It’s the most hard-earned final four in college football history after the CFP expanded to 12 teams for the first time this season. The action gets underway on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET, when Notre Dame and Penn State link up in the Orange Bowl. Then on Friday, Ohio State and Texas play the Cotton Bowl at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The latest College Football Playoff semifinal odds via SportsLine consensus list Notre Dame as a 1.5-point favorite vs. Penn State (O/U 45.5), and Ohio State as a 5.5-point favorite vs. Texas (O/U 53.5). Before locking in any College Football Playoff picks, be sure to see the top College Football Playoff semifinals expert picks, predictions and best bets from Thomas Casale.
A frequent guest on national radio and TV shows to discuss college sports, Casale has been sports betting — and winning — for more than 30 years. Dating back to Week 13 of the regular season, he’s 12-5 in his best bets column, including a perfect 3-0 week late in the season that landed a 6-1 parlay. Anybody who has followed those picks could have seen huge returns.
Now, he has turned his attention to the CFP bracket and the third round college football odds and is sharing his top two betting picks. If you parlay these college football betting picks, you could be looking at a return of nearly +300. Get his top college football picks at SportsLine.
Top College Football Playoff expert predictions
One of Casale’s top College Football Playoff picks: He is backing Texas (+5.5) in its national semifinal against Ohio State on Friday night at the Cotton Bowl. The Longhorns are running into a…
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Author : CBS Sports Staff
Publish date : 2025-01-08 14:26:00
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