COLUMBUS, Ohio — Is Ohio State poised to pull another betting line upset and win the College Football Playoff national championship on Monday? Or is Alabama simply too powerful to beat, especially if the Buckeyes remain compromised by coronavirus issues? Ohio State is 3-1 all-time as an underdog in the playoff, which looks more promising consider it also lost 31-0 the only time it was a favorite. The Buckeyes were a 7.5-point underdog for the Sugar Bowl playoff semifinal against Clemson, but rolled to a 49-28 victory. Nathan Baird and Stephen Means both made their picks for what they expect to be a high-scoring contest. Doug Lesmerises, in a tradition dating back to Ohio State’s last national championship game in 2014, abstained — but he knows which analysis of this game is dead wrong. Watch the video above and subscribe to Ohio State football on YouTube on cleveland.com…
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