The College Football Playoff semifinals are here. Just four teams remain, and the winners of this week's Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl will play for the national title. The action gets underway on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET, when Notre Dame and Penn State link up in the Orange Bowl. Then on Friday, Ohio State and Texas play the Cotton Bowl at 7:30. 

The latest college odds via SportsLine consensus list Notre Dame as a 1.5-point favorite vs. Penn State (O/U 45.5), and Ohio State as a 5.5-point favorite vs. Texas (O/U 53.5) (see college football odds here). 

Before making any College Football Playoff picks, be sure to check out the college football predictions 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 wisely backed the Over in Ohio State-Oregon and is now 12-5 in this column dating back to Week 13.

Now, he's turned his attention to the College Football Playoff semifinals (see the latest college football lines for each game this week on our college football odds page) and is revealing his plays top two plays -- including a fade of what he says is "the most overvalued team in this playoff field." You ABSOLUTELY need to see what he's playing before locking in any college football picks.

What are Casale's best bets for the College Football Playoff quarterfinals, and which lines should you jump on now? ... Join SportsLine right now to see Thomas Casale's best bets, all from one of the top college football handicappers in the nation who is on a 12-5 roll in his best bets column!