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2025 College Football Playoff semifinals: Betting odds, lines

With only four teams left in the College Football Playoff, two games will decide who gets the opportunity to play in the national championship game. The quarterfinal round solidified Ohio State as the odds-on favorite to win the title (-110). The Buckeyes easily handled 1-seed Oregon in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day in a 41-21 victory. The Buckeyes now will take on Texas in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The Longhorns narrowly defeated Arizona State in Peach Bowl, needing two overtimes to do so. Ohio State opened as a five-point favorite over Texas and that line has since ticked up to -6 ahead of the Friday night matchup.