As a result, Ohio’s best sportsbooks now favor the Buckeyes to win the national championship. Oddsmakers were high on Ohio State after the regular season, giving OSU the third-best odds to win the title. No CFP team has been more impressive than the Buckeyes, and sportsbooks responded accordingly.

Drew Allar, Riley Leonard and both defenses will play a key role when Penn State and Notre Dame meet in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl.

The paths of Notre Dame football and Penn State cross Thursday for the first time since 2007 with a spot in the national championship game at stake

But here at ESPN bowl prediction headquarters in downtown Indianapolis, we're not afraid of any circumstances. So let's get to the picks, from campus CFP sites through traditional bowls and all the way to the national title game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta.

It is the College Football Playoff Semi-Finals as we continue our college football odds series with an Ohio State-Texas prediction and pick.

Ohio State is scheduled to take on Texas in the College Football Playoff at the Cotton Bowl on Friday night, but the Buckeyes' roster has taken a slight hit days before kickoff. While Ohio State is two wins away from a national championship,