A champion will be crowned when the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines (14-0) battle the No. 2 Washington Huskies (14-0) on Monday in the College Football Playoff National Championship. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET from NRG Stadium in Houston.

The Wolverines are 5-point favorites and the over/under for total points scored is 55.5 in the latest Michigan vs. Washington odds from the SportsLine consensus. Michigan is the -215 favorite on the money line (risk $215 to win $100). Before you make any Washington vs. Michigan picks or CFP Championship predictions, make sure you check out the analysis from SportsLine and CBS Sports expert Tom Fornelli. 

A CBS Sports writer since 2010, the entertaining Fornelli is best known for his college football expertise. He co-hosts the popular Cover 3 Podcast and appears regularly on CBS Sports HQ. You'll get maximum access to Fornelli's picks only on SportsLine. What's more, he has demonstrated a particularly sharp eye for the Huskies. In fact, Fornelli has gone 12-2 in his last 14 picks involving Washington, netting his followers a profit of nearly $1,000. Anyone who has followed him is way up! 

Now, Fornelli has studied the Washington vs. Michigan matchup in the CFP National Championship from top to bottom and revealed his top selections for the anticipated showdown. 

We can tell you he's leaning toward the Over on the posted total and has identified a critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK. You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any Washington vs. Michigan picks of your own.

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