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Buckeyes open as underdog in College Football Playoff matchup against Georgia

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No. 4 Ohio State is a touchdown underdog for its College Football Playoff semifinal matchup against No. 1 Georgia. (Matt Parker/Lettermen Row)

COLUMBUS — Ohio State snagged the final spot in the College Football Playoff Sunday, clocking in at No. 4 after USC dropped out of the top six with a loss to Utah in the Pac-12 Championship.

Georgia is No. 1, Michigan is No. 2, TCU — despite its loss to Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship — is No. 3 and Ohio State is No. 4.

That means the Buckeyes are headed to the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia, against the Georgia Bulldogs, who are one of two remaining undefeated FBS teams (the other is Michigan).

Ohio State has opened as a touchdown underdog for the CFP semifinal matchup in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, according to BetMGM, which set the over/under at 60.5 points.

The Peach Bowl is the second New Year’s Eve CFP semifinal game. It’s scheduled for an 8 p.m. kickoff.

  • Ohio State is 0-1 all-time against Georgia
  • The Buckeyes are 5-6-1 against the spread this season
  • Georgia is 7-6 against the spread this season
  • The Buckeyes are 7-9-1 against the spread in their last 17 games
  • The total has gone over in nine of the Buckeyes 12 games this season
  • The total has gone under in eight of Georgia’s 13 games this season
  • The Buckeyes are 1-3 against the spread in bowl games under Ryan Day

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