Colorado Buffaloes vs Air Force Falcons Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/10/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 10, 2022

Venue:  Falcon Stadium, Air Force Academy, CO

Where to Watch:  CBS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Colorado +17.5, AFA -17.5; Over/Under:  49 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Colorado +17.5, AFA -17.5; Over/Under:  49.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Colorado +17.5, AFA -17.5; Over/Under:  49.5 points

 

Colorado Buffaloes:  0-1 (5th place, PAC-12 South)

Air Force Falcons:  1-0 (1st place, MWC Mountain)

 

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Colorado Buffaloes:  lost their last game at home against the TCU Horned Frogs 38-13.

Air Force Falcons:  won their last game at home against the Northern Iowa Panthers 48-17.

 

Colorado is entering this game with a 0-1 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. They lost against the TCU Horned Frogs in their last game at home 38-13. J.T. Shrout started that game at QB and he completed 13/23 passes for 157 yards and 1 touchdown. Brendon Lewis led the team in rushing with 42 yards on 8 rushing attempts while Daniel Arias led the team in receiving with 66 yards on 4 receptions. Trevor Woods led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. No one on the defense recorded a sack or an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

AFA is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd home game of the season here as they are 1-0 in their home games this year. They won against the Northern Iowa Panthers in their last game at home 48-17. Haaziq Daniels started that game at QB and he completed 3/6 passes for 109 yards and 1 touchdown. Brad Roberts led the team in rushing with 114 yards and 1 TD on 8 rushing attempts while Haaziq Daniels also had 107 rushing yards and 1 TD on 12 carries. Dane Kinamon led the team in receiving with 80 yards and 1 TD on 1 reception. Trey Taylor led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Camby Goff came away with the only interception for them while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one.

The current betting odds have Air Force listed as a 17.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Colorado is playing this game on the road and they already failed to cover a similar spread last week when they were at home. They looked terrible against TCU on offense, they were so lost at quarterback that they had to pull Shrout because of his poor performance, and the team had no running game at all either. Air Force opened their season with a win over a team from the FCS but they looked really good in that game. Their defense played great and their offense was able to move the ball very well. Normally, Air Force is a heavy running team and that stayed true last week as their QB only threw 6 passes, but those decisions that he made were very good as he still racked up over 100 yards passing to go along with that great run game. Colorado is in disarray right now as their offense is a complete mess, and even their own players are getting frustrated over the fact that they are giving up on games before they are even out of it. Air Force has a good offense that will tear up this bad Colorado defense on the road here and Air Force's defense will take care of the rest here. The best way to place a bet here is on AFA to cover the spread in this game.

 

Colorado Air Force Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 10, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is AFA 41 Colorado 10.

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Colorado Buffaloes: 22-43 ATS after a game where they committed no turnovers. 19-9 UNDER against Mountain West conference opponents. 25-19 UNDER in the first two weeks of the season.

Air Force Falcons: 13-7 ATS in all games. 32-16 ATS after a win by 28 or more points. 23-13 UNDER after a win by 28 or more points.

 

 

Colorado Buffaloes:  G. Page (WR) Ques Sat - Knee.

Air Force Falcons:  Z. Larrier (QB) Ques Sat - Groin. W. Wilson (WR) Early Oct - Shoulder.

 

 

“I think the part that disappointed me the most was in (third) quarter, when we were down 13-6, 14-6, and then especially once it was 17-6, I just saw way too many heads drop. I saw way too much defeat, when we were still very, very much part of the game.” - Brady Russell on his team in the 3rd quarter of their loss against TCU.

 

 

“There’s just so much mutual respect. You think about our flagship university in our state being an AAU school (in a) phenomenal town. The commitment they’ve made in terms of the athletic department, especially to football, that makes you proud to live in this state for their dedication, it really does. And then you bring in the history; I think in the last 40 years, there’s only been about six, seven schools that have played for back-to-back national championships and Colorado is one of them. That’s pretty awesome… If my son or daughter went to school there, I’d be proud.” - Troy Calhoun on this upcoming game against Air Force Academy.

 

 

 

WR Arias, Daniel

WR Lemonious-Craig, Montana

WR Bell, Maurice  

TE Russell, Brady 

QB Lewis, Brendon 

RB Fontenot, Alex 

 

WR Kinamon, Dane

WR Cormier, David 

TE Rillos, Caleb

QB Daniels, Haaziq

RB Hughes, DeAndre

FB Roberts, Brad 

 

 

Passing: J. Shrout (157)

Rushing: B. Lewis (42)

Receiving: D. Arias (66)

Touchdowns: J. Tyson (1)

 

Passing: H. Daniels (109)

Rushing: B. Roberts (114)

Receiving: D. Kinamon (80)

Touchdowns: B. Roberts (1) 

 

Coaches:

Colorado Buffaloes: Karl Dorrell (3rd season)

Air Force Falcons: Troy Calhoun (16th season)