For this first day of the Playoff Payoff, you can get a No-Sweat Token to use on a 3+ leg Same Game Parlay wager for the Orange Bowl. The game features No. 7 Penn State (13-2) and No. 6 Notre Dame (13-1) meeting on Thursday night in Miami,

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Penn State and Notre Dame will square off at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami for a spot in the national title game. If the Nittany Lions win, they’ll face either Ohio State or Texas in the CFP final at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 20.