2025-26 College Football Playoff odds, lines, trends: Legendary Vegas expert reveals picks, Miami-Indiana best bets

The 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship Game is approaching as Indiana and Miami will play at Hard Rock Stadium on Monday, Jan. 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The latest odds show top-seeded Indiana as the 8.5-point favorite, with the over/under at 47.5.

Before making any college football bets, be sure to see what legendary college football handicapper Bruce Marshall has to say. 

For years Vegas-based Marshall was synonymous with The Gold Sheet, the famous sports betting newsletter. He has won various handicapping titles and crushed the 2024 college football season, going 64-43 (plus 16.24 units) at SportsLine. He also enters this week on a 10-5 run on CFB over/under picks.

Now he's studied both CFP semis and used his Tech Corner technique to break down the matchups. 

One of his picks: Marshall is going Over on the total, noting that eight of the past 10 title games have cleared the total.

Marshall has also found a critical trend that has him jumping on one side of the spread! You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before making any college football picks. 

Who should you back in the CFP finals, and what alarming trend do you need to know about? ... Join SportsLine now to find out, all from the legendary Vegas handicapper who has won multiple handicapping titles!