The 2024 college football season is coming to a close, but not before the biggest games of the year as the College Football Playoff continues with three more quarterfinal games on New Year’s Day 2025. The winners of the Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl will join New Year’s Eve Fiesta Bowl winner Penn State in the semifinals next week before a national champion is crowned on Monday, Jan. 20 in Atlanta.
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Odds and TV Schedule
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Wednesday, Jan. 1
- Peach Bowl – No. 3 Texas (-12.5) vs. No. 12 Arizona State, total 51.5
Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA, 1 p.m. | ESPN
- Rose Bowl – No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 6 Ohio State (-2.5), 55.5
Rose Bowl – Pasadena, CA, 5 p.m. | ESPN
- Sugar Bowl – No. 2 Georgia (-1.5) vs. No. 5 Notre Dame, 45.5
Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, LA, 8:45 p.m. | ESPN
In addition to side, total and moneyline bets, prop bets and player props are popular watch and wager opportunities in the biggest bowl games New Year’s Day. Review stats, props and betting considerations from FanDuel Research team.
Texas-Arizona State
This line reached Texas -14 last week, and now the Longhors (12-0) are -12.5 vs. Big 12 champions Arizona State (11-2), who enters the Peach Bowl on a 6-0 SU/ATS run but by far their biggest underdog role of the season. The Sun Devils have exceeded expectations the entire season from 11-2 against the spread (ATS) to being picked to finish at the bottom of the Big 12 by many prognosticators and media members. However, ASU has not played a top-20 team from a power ratings perspective this season, which Texas is, and the Longhorns have also played a superior schedule and have stronger stats (+2.1 vs +1.1) in yards per play margin. But enjoy watching Sun Devils bulldozing RB Cam Skattebo, who had a combined 2,074 rushing and receiving yards with half of them after contact this season. Texas has the superior defensive line in this matchup, meaning the Longhorns will get after the quarterback and also slow the ASU running game with the Sun Devils offensive line ranking fairly poorly while ASU’s defensive pass rush is sub-par allowing QB Quinn Ewers to have some big passing plays after the Longhorns pound the ground.
Oregon-Ohio State
A rematch of one of the very best games of the season when Oregon (13-0) kicked a late field goal to beat the Buckeyes 32-31 in mid-October. Now the two teams play in “The grandaddy of them all”, a sensory experience with more on the line in the Rose Bowl. Ohio State (11-2) is favored again, this time on a neutral field, and many handicappers, analysts and media members are lining up on the Buckeyes. Recall reviewing the analysis in Ohio State’s opening round CFP win over Tennessee that the talented Buckeyes have nine players in the top-100 prospects for the 2025 NFL Draft. Ohio State has a dominant defense and features the nation’s No. 1 scoring defense (11.4 points per game). The Buckeye’s are also top-3 in the country in offensive and defensive expected points added per play. Quarterback Will Howard bounced back off the Michigan loss to pass for 311 yards against Tennessee. His highest passing game this season? 326 yards at Oregon when he completed a season-high 28 passes on 35 attempts. Playbook Sports completes the technical profile noting that bowl teams coming off rest, like the Ducks, are 0-6 SU and 1-5 ATS against unrested bowl teams. Also, teams seeking revenge in bowl games featuring same conference rivals are 6-0 ATS since 1990. Buckeyes win and advance in another higher-scoring shootout.
Georgia-Notre Dame
The notable change in this matchup is Georgia (11-2) quarterback Gunnar Stockton will make his first career college football start for injured Carson Beck. He’ll likely hand the ball off more often to his running mates with Georgia’s huge offensive line trying to bulldoze Notre Dame’s undersized and banged up defensive line that is missing their defensive tackle and sack leader. In addition, the Irish’s secondary is among the very best in college football and rank No. 1 in passing success rate allowed and EPA/Dropback with the highest man coverage grade in the country. Notre Dame is 8-1 SU versus 2024 bowl teams. But Georgia head coach Kirby Smart has won 7 straight post-season games by an average of 24 points per game. That’s unlikely to happen against the Irish, but it looks like less scoring than expected.
Next week’s advance lookahead lines from DraftKings Sportsbook for the College Football Playoff semifinal include:
- Penn State vs. Georgia (-2.5)
- Penn State vs. Notre Dame (-1.5)
- Texas vs. Oregon (-1.5)
- Texas vs. Ohio State (-2.5)
- Arizona State vs. Oregon (-13)
- Arizona State vs. Ohio State (-13.5)
College Bowl Playoff favorites are 5-0 SU/ATS so far in the CFP heading into New Year’s Day. More fans and public bettors continue to cash in on the favorites, and odds suggest at least two more will win (and cover) on New Year’s Day.
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