College football odds, picks, predictions for 2025 CFP: Model likes Over in Orange Bowl playoff semifinal

The 2024-25 college football bowl schedule began on Dec. 14 and continues with the College Football Playoff semifinals this week and the title game on Jan. 20. This year’s bowl schedule features the inaugural 12-team CFP bracket, with the CFP quarterfinals now complete. For the semifinals, No. 5 seed Texas will take on No. 8 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, while the Orange Bowl will host No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 7 Notre Dame. The latest College Football Playoff odds list Ohio State at -5.5 and Notre Dame at -1.5 in those matchups. 

The winner of those games will meet in the College Football Playoff title game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta. Which teams should you back with your College Football Playoff bets? Before locking in any college football bowl or CFP picks, be sure to see the latest college football predictions from SportsLine’s proven model.

The model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a betting profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks. It went 43-36 on top-rated college football picks in the 2024 season, and was a profitable 27-16 combined on money-line and over/under picks. It also called seven of the eight outright winners in the College Football Playoff bracket thus far. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen impressive returns.

Now, it has turned its attention to the latest college football odds and college football betting lines for the 2025 CFP. Head here to see every pick.

Top college football predictions for CFP semifinals 

One of the college picks the model is high on during bowl season: It is going Over 45.5 in the Orange Bowl between Notre Dame and Penn State on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET. While…


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Publish date : 2025-01-08 15:11:00

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