Josh Pate is backing a trendy pick for the College Football Playoff.

The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide are playing the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines in the Rose Bowl while the No. 3 Texas Longhorns are playing the No. 2 Washington Huskies in the Sugar Bowl. Pate likes the Tide to pull off the upset and advance to the National Championship Game.

“Right now, FanDuel has Michigan -1.5,” explained Pate on Monday. “We are the total opposite. Our model has Bama -1.5. Truthfully, I had a good feeling where I was going with this at the SEC Championship Game. I felt like either one of those teams (Alabama or Georgia) if given three weeks to get healthy, were going to be the team that I picked in this matchup.”

The Tide defeated the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship by a score of 27-24. The win made the 1-loss Tide the SEC champions and knocked the Bulldogs out of contention. Now, Pate believes the Tide will keep the momentum rolling.

“Statistically, the more likely path to me is that Alabama wins this, and of course Alabama covers in the process,” Pate said.

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The last time these 2 teams met was in the 2020 Vrbo Citrus Bowl. The Tide got the win, 35-16, over the Wolverines. The Rose Bowl will kick off on Jan. 1 at 5:00 p.m. ET.