The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide can claim a spot in the CFP National Championship Game when they take on the fourth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Rose Bowl on Friday. Kickoff from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas is set for 4 p.m. ET. The Crimson Tide are 20-point favorites in the latest odds from William Hill Sportsbook, while the Over-Under for total points scored is 65.5. (See the latest college football lines for every bowl game on our college football odds page.)

Before making any Alabama vs. Notre Dame picks, check out the college football predictions from SportsLine's Emory Hunt. 

Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back at Louisiana-Lafayette. He knows the game from a player's perspective.

Hunt enjoyed a dominant 2019 college football season. He went 116-79-2 (59 percent), returning $2,976 to $100 players, and capped it off with LSU -5.5 over Clemson in the national championship game.

In addition, he has his finger on the pulse of Alabama. He is 9-1 in his last 10 against-the-spread picks involving the Crimson Tide. Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP.

Now, Hunt has broken down Alabama vs. Notre Dame and is leaning Over the total. But his big play is on the spread, and he has found a critical X-factor that has him going BIG on one side of the spread! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in your own picks.

Who wins the CFP Semifinal Game between Alabama and Notre Dame? And what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Alabama vs. Notre Dame spread you need to jump on Friday, all from the Crimson Tide expert who is 9-1 with his last 10 spread picks involving Alabama!