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This College Football Playoff semifinal will be a 1980s throwback.
Notre Dame has opened as a small 1.5-point favorite at FanDuel over Penn State for their Orange Bowl clash on Jan. 9 in Miami Gardens, Fla.
The No. 7 Fighting Irish (13-1) are -125 moneyline favorites, with the total set at 46.5.
Notre Dame vs. Penn State CFP semifinal Odds
TeamSpreadMoneylineOddsNotre Dame-1.5 (-114)-125o46.5 (-110)Penn State+1.5 (-106)+104u46.5 (-110)Odds via FanDuel
This College Football Playoff (CFP) matchup features a pair of programs aiming to end national title droughts that date back to the 1980s.
No. 6 Penn State (12-2) last won a championship in 1986 and has not appeared in the title game since that season.
The Nittany Lions, who bested Boise State and SMU to reach the semifinals, have a potential NFL first-round pick at quarterback in Drew Allar but lack offensive consistency.
The big knock against James Franklin teams is their frequent inability to beat better teams, though the spread in this game indicates they are on similar footing with Notre Dame.
Penn State went 6-6 against the spread (ATS) in the regular season, did not cover in its Big Ten title game loss to Oregon and has since rebounded to cover the spread in each of its first two CFP games.
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Notre Dame’s drought is two years shorter, with the Fighting Irish have last won in 1988, but the program has since dealt with the heartbreak of losing in the title game.
The Fighting Irish fell to Alabama to complete the 2012 season.
Notre Dame showcased all three phases of its game in its 23-10 win over Georgia in the quarterfinal. The Fighting Irish rushed the ball well, limited Georgia’s offense and returned a kickoff for a touchdown.
With a 12-2 ATS record, including 2-0 in the CFP, the historic program has been one of the best teams to back in college football this season.
Regardless of which team triumphs, the winner will surely be a sizable underdog vs. Texas or Ohio State.
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Matt Ehalt has been picking against the spread since his childhood days when he entered his father’s newspaper pool and even took the top prize on more than one occasion. He specializes in NFL wagers and is quite successful with NCAA brackets.
