The top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide will aim for their third title in six years when they take on the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday, Jan. 11. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET. The Crimson Tide are nine-point favorites in the latest odds from William Hill Sportsbook, while the Over-Under is 75.

Before making any Alabama vs. Ohio State 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, 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 an OUTSTANDING 9-2 in his last 11 against-the-spread picks involving the Crimson Tide! Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP.

Now, Hunt has broken down Alabama vs. Ohio State 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.

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