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The second-ranked Washington Huskies<\/a> (14-0) aim for their first undefeated season in 32 years when they meet the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines<\/a> (14-0) in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday. Washington last went unbeaten in 1991, when the Huskies went 12-0 and won the first national title in school history. The Huskies are coming off a 37-31 triumph over Texas in the Sugar Bowl, while Michigan defeated Alabama 27-20 in overtime in the Rose Bowl.
Kickoff at NRG Stadium in Houston is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The Wolverines are 4.5-point favorites in the latest Michigan vs. Washington odds, while the over\/under for total points scored is 56.5. Before making any Washington vs. Michigan picks and CFP final predictions, you need to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say<\/a>.
The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, the proprietary computer model has generated a strong profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks<\/a> against the spread. It enters the College Football Playoff National Championship game a profitable 13-9 on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now the model has dialed in on Michigan vs. Washington<\/a>\u00a0and just revealed its coveted picks and CFP National Championship game 2024 predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see all of the model’s picks<\/a>. Here are the college football odds<\/a> and trends for Washington vs. Michigan:
The Wolverines have registered 14 victories for the first time in school history and have gone 39-3 over the last three seasons, the second-best mark in the nation in that span behind Georgia’s<\/a> 42-2 record. They can become the fourth team in the country since 1900 to notch 15 wins and the first in the Big Ten since the University of Chicago went 16-0-2 in 1899. Michigan is in that position thanks in part to quarterback J.J. McCarthy<\/a>, whose performance in the Rose Bowl earned him Offensive MVP honors.
The junior led an eight-play, 75-yard drive late in the fourth quarter that concluded with a 4-yard touchdown pass to senior wideout Roman Wilson<\/a> with 1:34 remaining, with the extra point forging a 20-20 tie. McCarthy finished with 221 passing yards and three TD tosses, as he improved to 26-1 as Michigan’s starting QB. Wilson’s scoring reception was his 12th of the season, tying him for ninth in the country.\u00a0See which side to back at SportsLine<\/a>.\u00a0
The Huskies own the longest active winning streak in FBS at 21 games and are one victory away from matching the second-longest run in school history (1990-92). Since their 59-32 romp over California<\/a>, they have won 10 consecutive contests by 10 points or fewer, which is the longest such streak in Division I since 1973. Washington has gone 25-2 under head coach Kalen DeBoer, including a 10-0 record against AP-ranked teams and a 5-0 mark versus top-10 opponents.
Michael Penix Jr<\/a>. came up with another huge performance in the Sugar Bowl, completing 29-of-38 attempts for 430 yards and a pair of touchdowns. It was the fourth 400-yard effort of the season for the Heisman Trophy runner-up and increased his season total to 4,648 yards, moving past Oregon’s<\/a> Bo Nix<\/a> for first in the nation. Penix has a strong outing against Michigan while with Indiana<\/a> in 2020, throwing for 342 yards and three TDs to lead the Hoosiers to a 38-21 victory.\u00a0See which side to back at SportsLine<\/a>.
SportsLine’s model is leaning Over on the total, projecting the teams to combine for 59 points. It also says one side of the spread hits almost 60% of the time. You can see the model’s pick only at SportsLine<\/a>.
So who wins Michigan vs. Washington in the CFP title game, and which side of the spread hits almost 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Washington vs. Michigan spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up well over $2,000 since its inception<\/a>, and find out.<\/strong>
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