Our Sportsbook Review analysts put together their college football championship expert picks for Monday's CFP final between Washington and Michigan. The picks are based on the top NCAAF odds, and this page will serve as your one-stop shop for Monday's title game.
It all comes down to this: Washington vs. Michigan in a battle of unbeaten teams in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Game, which kicks off Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET at NRG Stadium in Houston.
The Wolverines (14-0) enter Monday's heavyweight clash as the favorites by our College Football Championship odds after outlasting Alabama in overtime in last week's thrilling Rose Bowl.
The Huskies (14-0) outplayed Texas for the first 59 minutes of the Sugar Bowl but needed a clutch defensive stop to score their 10th consecutive win by 10 or fewer points.
Now the nation 's lone remaining undefeated teams face off Monday in a preview of next year's Big Ten rematch in October. Can Michigan cap off an eventful season with its first national title since 1997, or will Washington score one final win for the Pac-12 and secure its first title in 32 years?
To accompany our Washington vs. Michigan prediction and Washington-Michigan player props, here are our best college football championship expert picks (odds via our best college football betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
College Football Championship expert picks
| Shane Jackson | C Jackson Cowart | |
|---|---|---|
| Washington vs. Michigan moneyline pick | SGP: Michigan ML and Blake Corum anytime TD (-125 via BetMGM) ???? | Washington ML (+170 via ESPN BET) ??? |
| Washington vs. Michigan spread pick | Michigan -4.5 (-105 via BetMGM) ??? | Washington +4.5 (-108 via BetRivers) ??? |
| Washington vs. Michigan total pick | Under 56.5 (-110 via Caesars) ??? | Over 56 (-110 via DraftKings) ???? |
| Washington vs. Michigan player prop pick | Ja'Lynn Polk Over 3.5 receptions (-130 via FanDuel) ????? | Michael Penix Jr. Over 43.5 yards longest pass (-114 via FanDuel) ???? |
| Washington vs. Michigan anytime touchdown pick | Blake Corum first Michigan touchdown scorer (+125 via BetMGM) ??? | Ja'Lynn Polk anytime touchdown scorer (+220 via FanDuel) ??? |
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College football championship picks: Washington vs. Michigan
Typically, a championship game in any sport can bring out more casual bettors. Sometimes people just want to have a little action on a big game that they are watching, and it doesn't always have to be more complicated than that.
If that's the case, this is the one bet I would recommend making to have a little rooting interest in this matchup. And don't worry, BetMGM is offering a bargain with -125 odds on this same-game parlay, especially when you consider the rest of our best sports betting sites are charging be tween -130 and -147 for the same wager.
With a price of -125, this SGP has an implied probability of 55.6%. Of course, each of the two individual legs have a much better chance than that, with Michigan's moneyline value sitting at -200 and Blake Corum's touchdowns odds trading around -380.
The Wolverines' talented tailback has accumulated 25 total touchdowns for an undefeated Michigan squad this season. Corum has actually scored multiple touchdowns in each of his last six games since early November, which is why he's listed around +150 to score two-plus times in the national title game.
Betting can be fun, especially for a championship game when markets are as sharp as ever. So we are placing a responsible wager on this SGP, and rooting for the Wolverines to finish the job en route to their first national championship since 1997.