Ohio State and Notre Dame will meet on Monday night for the National Championship, and while the Buckeyes are an -8.5 point favorite heading into the contest, don’t give up on the Fighting Irish just yet.
Notre Dame can win on defense and special teams, and that’s exactly how they beat Georgia and Penn State in the last two rounds of the college football playoffs.
Ohio State has been excellent this postseason. Despite blowing out Tennessee and Oregon and playing an unclean game against Texas with nine penalties, the most this season, the Buckeyes still managed to win by 14.
The Buckeyes are hot, and Notre Dame will have to do everything possible to stop Ohio State’s high-flying offense while having the best defense in the country. This will allow the Buckeyes to win in many ways.
Experts Pick Ohio State To Win
Many college football experts predict that the Buckeyes will take home the trophy, and Josh Pate from the Josh Pate College Football Show chose the Buckeyes to win and cover the spread. You can see his reasoning in the clip below.
Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt is also high on the Buckeyes and picked them to come out on top 35-17.
Ohio State better find a way to win because everyone loves them. If they fall, head coach Ryan Day will have a lot of explaining to do, as he does after Michigan every year.
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