Only four teams are left standing after an incredible 2024 college football season. This was the first year of the expanded 12-team playoffs. That meant more meaningful games late in the season that wouldn’t have mattered in the past. On Thursday night, the first of the two national semi-finals will be played.
The #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face the #6 Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl. This is going to be a physical football game between Notre Dame and Penn State. Both teams have elite defenses and can run the football with incredible success. Notre Dame is favored (-1) to win the game via odds from BetOnline. They took down Georgia in the quarter-finals and Penn State has played two lighter opponents to start the postseason. Hence the reason why the Fighting Irish are favored slightly even when the Nittany Lions are the higher seed overall. Tune into the game tonight at 7:30 p.m. EST on ESPN.
