Chicago-area movie theaters to show Ohio State-Notre Dame national championship game

All eyes will be on the College Football Playoff National Championship game Monday night as the Ohio State Buckeyes clash with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

While sports bars and viewing parties across the city will be packed, AMC Theatres will be showing the big game on the big screens at several locations in the area.

Where you can watch

  • AMC River East 21 – 322 East Illinois Street, Chicago
  • AMC Yorktown 18 – 80 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard
  • AMC Streets Of Woodfield 20 – 601 N. Martingale Rd, Ste. 105, Schaumburg
  • AMC Village Crossing 18 – 7000 Carpenter Rd, Skokie

Ohio State vs. Notre Dame

Big picture view:

No. 7 seed Notre Dame (14-1) vs. No. 8 seed Ohio State (13-2).

Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

BetMGM College Football Odds: Ohio State by 8 1/2. It is one of the largest point spreads in CFP history.

How they got here: Notre Dame beat 10 seed Indiana (27-17), 2 seed Georgia (23-10) and 6 seed Penn State (27-24). Ohio State beat 9 seed Tennessee (42-17), 1 seed Oregon (41-21) and 5 seed Texas (28-14).

What to know: Ohio State will face a Fighting Irish team with a rugged defense and a experienced quarterback in Riley Leonard. Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman will also have a chance to become the first Black coach to win a national championship. He is also the first Asian coach to play for the title (his mother is South Korean). The Buckeyes have an even better defense and have won all CFP games by double-digits. QB Will Howard and big receivers Jeremiah Smith and Emeka Egbuka and a powerhouse running game, too.

What you can do:

Tickets cost $20 each and can be purchased in advance on the AMC Theatres website.

The Source: Information in this story came from AMC Theatres and The Associated Press.

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