The time has come.
The first ever 12-team College Football Playoff begins Friday night, with Indiana visiting South Bend to take on Notre Dame. And then, three more exciting matchups take place on Saturday.
There was so much debate about whether expanding the playoffs would be good or bad for college football. But now that the games are here, it’s hard not to be excited. All four matchups have a spread of a touchdown or more. That’s the complete opposite of conference championship weekend, a weekend in which all the major conferences featured title games with a line of three points or fewer.
With a trip to the quarterfinals on the line, let’s dig into all four games, with a recommended bet on each one.
No. 10 Indiana @ No. 7 Notre Dame (-7.5, O/U 52.5)
The battle of…