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The 2025-26 college football bowl schedule saw its final standard bowl games on Friday, Jan. 2, but the season extends well into January as the 2026 College Football Playoff semifinals are up next. Ole Miss vs. Miami in the Fiesta Bowl is up first on Thursday, Jan. 8, while Oregon vs. Indiana in the Peach Bowl is the following day.

The latest college football odds lists Miami at -3.5 with the over/under at 51.5 in the first semifinal matchup. Indiana is -4 with the over/under at 47.5 in the second CFP semifinal. Before locking in any college football picks for those games, be sure to see the latest College Football Playoff picks and predictions from SportsLine's proven model

The model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times, and it is 31-19 on its top-rated college football money-line picks since the beginning of the 2024 season. 

Now, it has turned its attention to the latest college football odds and 2025-26 bowl season college football betting lines on the spread, money line and over/under. Head here to see every pick

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Top college football predictions for the CFP semifinals 

One of the college football picks the model is high on during the semifinal round of the College Football Playoffs: The Over (47.5) hits in the rematch between Oregon and Indiana on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. 

These teams met in Eugene on Oct. 11 and combined for 50 points. Both squads have elite defenses, but they can both score at a high rate as well as they're led by the possible top-two picks in the 2026 NFL Draft -- Indiana quarterback and Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza and Oregon quarterback Dante Moore. 

Indiana just put 38 points on Alabama, while Oregon is averaging 37 points per game through two playoff matchups. SportsLine's model is projecting 49 points this time around as the Over hits in 54% of simulations. See the rest of the model's picks here, and bet the Over right here:

How to make College Football Playoff picks 

The model has also made the call on who wins and covers in both CFP games, including backing one of the underdogs to win outright. You can only get every pick for every game at SportsLine, and for a limited time you can use promo code CHAMPIONSHIP to get your first month at SportsLine for $1.

So what college football picks can you make with confidence, and which underdog is projected to win outright? Check out the latest college football odds below, then visit SportsLine to see which teams win and cover the spread, all from a proven computer model that has simulated every game 10,000 times, and find out.

2026 College Football Playoff semifinals odds 

See full CFP picks, odds, predictions here
(odds subject to change)

Thursday, Jan. 8

Fiesta Bowl/CFP semifinal: Miami vs. Ole Miss (+2.5, 51.5)

Friday, Jan. 9 

Peach Bowl/CFP semifinal: Oregon vs. Indiana (-4, 47.5)