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No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Ohio State meet in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday in a cla sic blue-blood matchup.The game is at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.Alabama (12-0) is in its fifth CFP championship game under Nick SabanafterbeatingNo.4Notre Dame 31-14 in the semifinals. The Crimson Tideare also looking for a sixth national championship under Saban, and the offenseaverages 48.2 points per game.DeVontaSmith, Mack Jones and Najee Harris lead that offense, which might get an extra lift with the potential return of Jaylen Waddle.MORE: Ohio State (7-0) answered any doubts about its playoff credentials with a 49-28victory againstNo. 3 Clemson in the semifinals. Robbie Erlin Jersey Justin Fields is coming off a six-touchdown performance despite taking a nasty hit in the second quarter. Second-year coach Ryan Day expects Fields to play, and the running game hastaken off with Oklahoma transfer Trey Sermon.Its trending toward a shootout and an instant cla sic.Here's everything to know about betting onAlabama vs.OhioState,withupdated odds, trends and our prediction for theCFP semifinal.Alabama vs. Ohio State oddsSpread:Alabama 7.5Over/under:75.5Moneyline:Alabama 110,Ohio State110Alabama PlayoffhistoryThe Crimson Tide are in the CFP for the sixth time, and they are in the championship game for the fifth time. Alabama is 2-2 in those previous title games.YearRankResults20141Lost to No. 4 Ohio State 42-3520152Beat No. 3 Michigan State 38-0, Beat No. 1 Clemson 45-4020161Beat No. 4 Washington 24-7, Lost to No. 2 Clemson 35-3120174Beat No. 1 Clemson 24-6, Beat No. 3 Georgia 26-2320181Beat No. 4 Oklahoma 45-34, Lost to No. 2 Clemson 44-1620201Beat No. 4 Notre Dame 31-14Ohio State Playoff historyThis is Ohio States fourth CFP appearance and second appearance in the championship game. The Buckeyes beat Oregon 42-20 on this stage in 2014.YEARRANKRESULTS20144Beat No. 1 Alabama 42-35, beat No. 2 Oregon 42-2020163Lost to No. Adam Duval Jersey 2 Clemson 31-020193Lost to No. 2 Clemson 29-2320203Beat No. 2 Clemson 49-28Three trends to knowAlabama has been favored in all four previous CFP championship appearances. The Crimson Tide is 2-2 straight-up in those games, but they are 0-4 ATS.The Crimson Tide is 8-4 ATS this season, and that includes a 2-1 ATS mark when the spread is fewer than 20 points.The Buckeyes played the underdog card to perfection against Clemson, but that has been the standard with Urban Meyer and now Day as head coach. The Buckeyes are 8-1 ATS as an underdog Kurt Suzuki Jersey since 2012.Three things to watchJustin Fields'encore. Fields was spectacular against Clemson, even after taking a brutal hit from Clemson linebacker James Skalski.Fields threw three TDs to his receivers including two to Chris Olave but it was the three TD pa ses to tight ends Jeremy Ruckert and Luke Farrell that kept the Tigersoff balance. Garrett Wilson figures to be more involved in this game, too. Alabama's secondary features first-team All-American cornerback PatrickSurtainII, but that defense has been exploitable against high-powered pa sing attacks this season.The past three quarterbacks to beat Alabama who didn't play for Auburn were Deshaun Watson, Trevor Lawrence and Joe Burrow. That is the level at which Fields must play, and he's capable of doing it.Alabama's receivers.QuarterbackMac Jones has a super-talented group to work with in the pa sing game.DeVontaSmith is on a in which he torched Florida and Notre Dame. He had 22 catches for 314 yards and five TDs in those two games. Ohio State, which allows 271 pa sing yards per game, can't lose Smith in the middle of the field likethe Irish did. JohnMetchie's 17.8 is another threat, and if Waddle who averaged 22.3 yards per catch before suffering a leg injury againstTenne see on Oct. 24 plays,then offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian will have even more wrinkles to add to the playbook.Which big back goes large? Najee Harris and Trey Sermon are two big-time backs, and running the ball remains a priority for both teams. Will Sermon play the role ofEzekiel Elliott, who had 20 carries for 230 yards and two TDs in the last meeting between these teams? Sermon's late-season surge has opened the playbook for the Buckeyes, and he Preston Tucker Jersey 's up against an Alabama defense thatallows 3.2 yards per carry. Ohio State also allows just 3.2 yards per carry, and Harris is a tough, physical runner. Which interior line wins on both sides? That will dictate the tempo of the game.Stat that mattersRed-zone TDsOhio State's red-zone offense was phenomenal against Clemson, and the challenge is to stay that way against the Crimson Tide. The Buckeyes scored TDs on 25 of 39 red-zone trips this year, and Alabama allowed 17 TDs on 34 red-zone trips by its opponents.On the other side, Alabama scored TDs on 48 of 62 red-zone visits, and the Buckeyes allowed 15 TDs in 23 trips by their opponents.This is a game in whichTDs, not field goals, will win. Alabama has a small advantage here, but that can change in a game like this.Alabama vs. Ohio State predictionIn that last meeting, Alabama was just 2-of-13 on third down. Jones will be more efficient than that, and the Crimson Tide will Dansby Swanson Jersey take a double-digit lead in the second quarter after Smith's second TD. Ohio State won't go away, however, and a Sermon TD before halftime will setup a thrilling second half. Both teams will trade TDs in a frantic fourth quarter. Which teams gets that crucial score (or stop) in crunch time? That's the ultimate to s-up.Final score:Alabama 37, Ohio State 34