Notre Dame and Penn State are set for the College Football Playoff Orange Bowl semifinal with a shot at the national title matchup on the line. Here’s the latest prediction for the game from an expert analytical model that projects scores and picks winners.

Thursday, January 9 at 7:30 p.m.Where: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL.Watch: ESPNRadio: See Penn State Radio NetworkFollow Along: Nittany Nation Twitter FeedBetting Line: Notre Dame -1.5 Keep up to date on everything Penn State sports with our Nittany Nation Newsletter.

A trip to the College Football Playoff National Championship will be on the line when (7) Notre Dame faces (6) Penn State in the Orange Bowl semifinal game on Thursday. It also will mark the 19th meeting between the programs with the all-time series deadlocked at 9-9-1.