(RADIO.COM Sports) It's time for college football fans and gamblers to rejoice, because somehow, some way, we made it to bowl season. The upcoming bowl season will look different with just 37 games scheduled amid the pandemic compared to 46 last year, but just making it this far calls for a celebration.
As for the main event, the four College Football Playoff teams were revealed Sunday. No. 1 Alabama will face No. 4 Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl that has been moved to Dallas, and No. 2 Clemson will square off against No. 3 Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl. That latter is a rematch of the semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl last year, when the Tigers defeated the Buckeyes, 29-23.
Which leads us to the odds for the semifinal matchups. Top-ranked Alabama opened as a massive 20.5-point favorite over No. 4 seed Notre Dame, according to the Westgate SuperBook That makes the Fighting Irish the biggest underdogs in CFP history. On the other side, No. 2 Clemson is a 7-point favorite against No. 3 Ohio State.
As for the odds to win it all, Alabama opened as the favorite, per the SuperBook -- and reasonably so, as the majority of analytics sites have the Tide ranked No. 1. For example, ESPN's Football Power Index estimates the Crimson Tide are about 6.4 points better than any other team in the country, with the Buckeyes second.
Here are their updated odds to win the national championship:
Alabama -200
Clemson +275
Ohio State +1000
Notre Dame +2500
Lastly, here are some fun facts about each of the top four teams. Since the current format began in 2014, Alabama has been in six of the first seven playoffs. So has Clemson, as this year marks six straight appearances for the Tigers. Ohio State will be in the CFP for the fourth time (after the 2014, 2016 and 2019 seasons), while Notre Dame is making its second appearance (2018).