The first round of the college football playoff saw Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas and Ohio State all advance to the quarterfinals. The competition will only get stiffer from here on out, with teams like Penn State and undefeated Oregon rested and ready (see college football odds here). But which team will come out on top? Who will win the College Football Playoff?

Before making any College Football Playoff picks, be sure to check out the bracket prediction from our proven CFB expert Thomas Casale.

A frequent guest on national radio and TV shows to discuss college sports, Casale has been betting -- and winning -- for more than 30 years. 

Over the past two college football seasons, Casale is 122-92-5 (57%) overall and 26-8 (76.4%) in bowl games -- all publicly documented. He went 2-0 on his picks during Championship Week, backing the Under in Georgia-Texas and the Over in Clemson-SMU, and then shrewdly backed Ohio State in the first round of the playoff. He's now 9-2 in his picks column over the past four weeks!

Now, he's turned his attention to the College Football Playoff (see the latest college football lines for each game this week on our college football odds page) and is revealing his updated bracket prediction.

One thing we can reveal: Casale expects Texas to get by Arizona State in the quarterfinals. The Sun Devils' attack is based around dynamic running back Cam Skattebo, but Casale notes that Texas has the ninth-best run defense in the country.

Casale has predictions for every remaining CFP game! You ABSOLUTELY need to see them  before locking in any college football picks.

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