The earliest line for the Notre Dame vs Ohio State national title game has the Buckeyes as a 9.5 favorite over the Irish. And for good reason. The Buckeyes have been the most dominant team in the CFP field thus far with playoff victories of 42-17 over Tennessee,

Notre Dame football didn't do much right in the first half against Penn State, but in a second half where it needed to be better, it was.

According to ESPN's Bill Connelly, the SP+ computer model predicts more points in the latest edition. The Buckeyes are projected to win the contest with a 6.9-point edge, per the model's results (27.6-21.7).