With the first-round games completed, the 2024-25 College Football Playoff bracket advances to the quarterfinals on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The second round starts on Dec. 31 while No. 3 seed Boise State takes the No. 6 seed Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl, which begins at 7:30 pm ET. The action then continues with three matches on Saturday starting with No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas in the Peach Bowl at 1 pm ET. It is followed by No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl at 5 pm ET and No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl at 8:45 pm ET.
The latest College Football Playoff list has Penn State (-10.5), Texas (-12.5), Ohio State (-2.5) and Georgia (-1.5) as the favorites in those CFP quarterfinals games. Texas is a +310 favorite ($100 risk to win $100) to win it all in the CFP future, followed by Ohio State (+330), Oregon (+480), Georgia (+480) and Penn State ( +500). Before you lock in any College football bracket picks or national championship bets, be sure to check out the latest College Football Playoff predictions from the certified SportsLine brand.
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Another exemplary team for the College Football Playoff is No. 6 seed Penn State, which holds the No. 3 Boise State on its way to deep in the bracket. The Nittany Lions are coming off a convincing win over SMU in the first game, winning 38-10 despite putting up just 325 yards of offense.
Penn State’s defense held SMU’s top-10 offense to 253 yards and 10 scores while forcing three turnovers and two fumbles in the win. The Nittany Lions are currently sixth in the nation in scoring defense (15.9 ppg) and have held five of their six opponents to 106 yards on the ground or less.
Boise State relies heavily on its rushing attack with Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty amassing 2,497 yards and 29 touchdowns on the ground this season. Jeanty rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-34 loss to Oregon in the season opener.
However, the Broncos haven’t faced a defense like that since the model predicts that Penn State slows down Jeanty enough to cover a 10.5-point spread around 60 % of the time and advance 80% of the time. Check out the full College football bracket predictions here.
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College football schedule, game odds
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Tuesday, December 31
7:30 pm ET (Fiesta Bowl): No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 6 Penn State (-11, 53)
Wednesday, January 1
1 pm ET (Peach Bowl): No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas (-13.5, 52.5)
5 pm ET (Rose Bowl): No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Ohio State (-2.5, 55.5)
8:45 pm ET (Sugar Bowl): No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame (+1.5, 44.5)
Thursday, January 9
7:30 pm ET (Orange Bowl): Georgia/Notre Dame vs. Boise State/Penn State
Friday, January 10
7:30 pm ET (Cotton Bowl): Oregon/Ohio State vs. Arizona State/Texas
Monday, January 20
7:30 pm ET (College Football Playoff National Championship): TBD vs. TBD
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