The College Football Playoff has reached the semifinals with four teams remaining. The article previews the two matchups, highlighting key factors and predictions for both games.
And then there were four! The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is down to the semifinals, with four teams left and just three more college football games remaining. The first eight games — outside of an exciting finish between Texas and Arizona State — did not provide much in terms of entertainment through the first two rounds. Interestingly, the top four seeds — all four teams that earned a first-round bye — were eliminated in their first games.
Under 45.5 points scored by both teams combined No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Texas A couple of weeks ago, this line would have been pretty much a coin flip. Now, Ohio State is laying 6 points. Certainly the line has moved too much — or has it? If you’ve watched the Buckeyes since their embarrassing upset loss to Michigan, it is simply terrifying to bet against them right now. They buried popular underdog pick Tennessee 42-17 in the first round, then beat previously unbeaten Oregon 41-21.
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