ESPN
Dec 8, 2024, 01:30 PM ET
After months of games and speculation, the 12 teams that will compete in this season's College Football Playoff have finally been announced. No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Boise State and No. 4 Arizona State each won their respective conference championship games over the weekend and secured first-round byes and a spot in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, eight other teams will face off in the first round of the playoffs on Dec. 20 and Dec. 21.
The playoff begins with an in-state battle between No. 7 Notre Dame (-8.5, 52.5) and No. 10 Indiana in South Bend (Dec. 20, 8 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN). Then on Saturday, No. 11. SMU travels to Beaver Stadium to face No. 6 Penn State (-8.5, 52.5) (12 p.m. ET on TNT/Max) with No. 12 Clemson facing the No. 5 Texas in Austin on Saturday afternoon (4 p.m. ET on TNT/Max). The first round concludes with No. 7 Tennessee traveling to Columbus to face No. 8 Ohio State (-7, 47.5) (8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC).
Here are all the odds and lines for the College Football Playoff matchups ahead of the first round.
All odds are accurate as of time stamp. For the latest odds go to ESPN BET.
10-seed Indiana at 7-seed Notre Dame -7.5
Friday Dec. 20, 8 p.m., ESPN/ABC
Records: Indiana 11-1, 0-1 vs. AP teams; Notre Dame 11-1, 4-0 vs. AP teams
Opening Line: Notre Dame -7.5, O/U 51.5
Money line: Indiana (+250); Notre Dame (-300)
Over/Under: 51.5 (O -110, U -110)
11-seed SMU at 6-seed Penn State -7.5
Saturday Dec. 21, 12 p.m., TNT/Max
Records: SMU 11-2, 2-1 vs. AP teams; Penn State 11-2, 1-2 vs. AP teams
Opening Line: Penn State -7.5, O/U 52.5
Money line: SMU (+250); Penn State (-300)
Over/Under: 52.5 (O -110, U -110)
12-seed Clemson at 5-seed Texas -10.5
Saturday Dec. 21, 4 p.m., TNT/Max
Records: Clemson 10-3, 1-2 vs. AP teams; Texas 11-2, 4-2 vs. AP teams
Opening Line: Texas -10.5, O/U 53.5
Money line: Clemson (+340); Texas (-450)
Over/Under: 53.5 (O -105, U -115)
9-seed Tennessee at 8-seed Ohio State -7
Saturday Dec 21, 8 p.m., ESPN/ABC
Records: Tennessee 10-2, 3-1 vs. AP teams; Ohio State 10-2, 2-1 vs. AP teams
Opening Line: Ohio State -7, O/U 47.5
Money line: Tennessee (+240); Ohio State (-290)
Over/Under: 47.5 (O -105, U -115)
