College Football Playoff odds, picks, predictions, analysis

Georgia, Michigan, TCU, and Ohio State are the new College Football Playoff teams.

No. 1 Georgia is a touchdown favorite against No. 4 Ohio State. The game is on December 31 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Ohio state lost to one of the other playoff finalists all season. Georgia made it to the SEC final and is the most dominant defense in the country. Georgia and Ohio States played each other in last year's semifinals. They both won. It's unlikely to be any closer this time.

The biggest question about TCU's football team is whether it deserved to be in the top four teams in college football. The team won seven straight games by 10 or fewer points at one point, but it lost in conference title game to Kansas State. Michigan won nine of its 12 games this season by at least 20 points. Michigan led the country in average scoring margin (+26.7).