Thursday night’s Orange Bowl pitting Notre Dame and Penn State serves as the first College Football Playoff semifinal, and new customers using our top online sportsbook promo codes to bet on the game can score up to combined $5,600 in welcome bonuses (see below).
Notre Dame vs. Penn State: How to claim your welcome bonuses, top sportsbook promotions
The opening kickoff from Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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Top sportsbook promos for CFP semifinals: Notre Dame-Penn State odds, preview
Seventh-seeded Notre Dame (13-1) and sixth-seeded Penn State (13-2) have advanced through the lower half of the CFP bracket to meet in the Orange Bowl.
A berth in the CFP national championship game is on the line against the winner of Friday night’s Cotton Bowl semifinal between Texas and Ohio State.
The independent Fighting Irish have advanced with victories over Indiana (27-17) and Georgia (23-10).
Meanwhile, the Big Ten’s Nittany Lions have easily dispatched SMU (38-10) and Boise State (31-14).
Both teams boast stout, top-10-ranked defenses and seasoned but underrated quarterbacks in Riley Leonard (Notre Dame) and Drew Allar (Penn State).
As for the head-to-head history, it’ll be Notre Dame’s first meeting against Penn State since 2007.
As of early Thursday, Notre Dame was a top sportsbook-consensus 1-point favorite with a game total of 45.5 points.