The first edition of the 12-team College Football Playoffs has left just two teams standing. College football fans who appreciate matchups of storied programs will have their appetites satisfied as No. 7-seeded Notre Dame takes on No. 8-seed Ohio State. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

The Buckeyes are 8.5-point favorites and the over/under for total points scored is 46.5 in the latest college football odds from the SportsLine consensus for Ohio State vs. Notre Dame in the CFP National Championship. 

Below, SportsLine assistant managing editor Josh Nagel provides his top selections for the CFP, National Championship. Nagel enters the CFP title game with a 5-3 record on his top-rated CFP plays, which include a winner on Arizona State (+13.5) against Texas in the quarterfinal round. 

Nagel is a Nevada-based handicapper with more than 25 years of experience in the sports wagering industry. SportsLine's assistant managing editor has covered the wagering industry on a variety of platforms and has won numerous sports handicapping contests. He finished the regular season on a 9-4 on his college football picks and has generated a profit of more than $1,000 to SportsLine members. For championship weekend, he released two-unit plays on Georgia (+3) against Texas and Boise State (-3.5) against UNLV. Georgia beat Texas outright 22-19 in the SEC title game, while Boise State rolled to a 21-7 win in the Mountain West title game to give Nagel's followers two easy winners!. Anyone who has followed him is WAY up!

Now, he's turned his attention to the College Football Playoff National Championship (see the latest college football lines for each game this week on our college football odds page) and is revealing his top selections below. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who he is backing before locking in any college football picks.

Which bets does Nagel like the best in the College Football Playoff National Championship? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the College Football Playoff value selections from the analyst who profited more than $1,000 this season!