After a pair of thrilling semifinal games in the College Football Playoff, oddsmakers established Ohio State as a 9 1/2-point favorite to defeat Notre Dame in the title game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta.The Buckeyes (13-2), seeded eighth in the inaugural 12-team CFP format, will face the seventh-seeded Fighting Irish (14-1).Three leading sportsbooks — FanDuel, DraftKings and BetRivers — were unanimous in listing Ohio State as the clear favorite over Notre Dame.The books differed on the total, however. BetRivers set the over/under at 45 1/2, while the other two listed it at 46 1/2.Ohio State, which defeated Texas 28-14 on Friday in the Cotton Bowl for its third CFP win of the new format to advance to the championship game, scored two touchdowns in the final seven minutes.