College Football Playoff championship: Time, location, odds for national title game

Bill Bender

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The SEC gets its wish in the College Football Playoff championship game when Georgia (13-1) takes on Alabama (12-1) on Monday, Jan. 8. 

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Here are the details for this year's national championship game. 

When is the college football championship?  

The College Football Playoff national championship will be played Monday, Jan. 8. The game is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. 

Where is the college football championship?  

The college football national championship is at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.  

Who is favored in the college football championship? 

Alabama opened as a four-point favorite on LasVegasInsider.com. That number had dipped to Alabama -3.5 before game time Monday night. The total has remained around 46. 

Who is the halftime show for the college football champoinship? 

Rapper Kendrick Lamar will perform at halftime of the College Football Playoff championship. 

How to watch national championship 

ESPN will broadcast the College Football Playoff national championship game. You can also live-stream the game online at Watch ESPN, or via the WatchESPN app on your mobile device.

Future College Football championship sites

2018-19: Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.) 

2019-20: Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans) 

2020-21: Hard Rock Stadium (Miami) 

2021-22: Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis) 

2022-23: Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park (Inglewood, Calif.) 

2023-24: NRG Stadium (Houston)

Bill Bender

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Bill Bender graduated from Ohio University in 2002 and started at The Sporting News as a fantasy football writer in 2007. He has covered the College Football Playoff, NBA Finals and World Series for SN. Bender enjoys story-telling, awesomely-bad 80s movies and coaching youth sports.