Colorado Buffaloes vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/23/2023

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 23, 2023

Venue:  Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Colorado +21, Oregon -21; Over/Under:  71.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Colorado +21, Oregon -21; Over/Under:  70.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Colorado +20.5, Oregon -20.5; Over/Under:  70.5 points

Colorado Buffaloes:  3-0 (0-0) (5th place, Pac-12)

Oregon Ducks:  3-0 (0-0) (2nd place, Pac-12)

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Colorado Buffaloes:  won their last game at home against the Colorado State Rams in overtime 43-35.

Oregon Ducks:  won their last game at home against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 55-10.

Colorado is entering this game with a 3-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Colorado State in OT 43-35. Shedeur Sanders was the starting QB and he completed 38/47 passes for 348 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Dylan Edwards led the team in rushing yards with 57. Xavier Weaver led the receivers with 98 receiving yards on 9 receptions and 1 TD. Juwan Mitchell led the defense in that game with 13 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Marvin Ham II, Amari McNeill, and Jordan Domineck each led the defense in sacks with 1. Cam'Ron Silmon, Trevor Woods, and Shilo Sanders each came away with 1 interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Oregon is entering this game with a 3-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Hawaii 55-10. Bo Nix was the starting QB and he completed 21/27 passes for 247 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Noah Whittington led the team in rushing yards with 80 and 1 TD. Troy Franklin led the receivers with 83 receiving yards on 4 receptions. Tysheem Johnson led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Popo Aumavae and Jordan Burch each led the defense in sacks with 1. Khyree Jackson came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Oregon listed as a 21 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Oregon has looked really good in their games this season with a 3-0 start and their offense has been rolling in all of their games. They have blown out some bad teams at home and they have also been battle tested with a road win against Texas Tech. Colorado is also off to a 3-0 start this season and the story has been all about Deion Sanders and this great start for his team but they really haven't played any tough teams yet and just barely won their last game at home against Colorado State which is a team they are a lot better than. Colorado does have a good offense but this is the toughest defense they have seen this year and they will struggle a lot more offensively in this game. Colorado also has no defense as shown in their first 3 games so this Oregon offense is going to have no problems ripping through them at home as they look to make a statement in this 1st conference game. The best way to place a bet here is on Oregon to cover the spread in this game. 

Colorado Oregon Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 23, 2023 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Oregon 56 Colorado 20.

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Colorado Buffaloes: 3-9 ATS as a road underdog. 6-13 ATS off 2 consecutive home wins. 10-2 OVER as a road underdog. 12-6 OVER against conference opponents. 9-5 OVER off 1 or more straight overs.

Oregon Ducks: 15-8 ATS as a favorite. 8-3 ATS when the total is greater than or equal to 63. 17-7 ATS after 3 consecutive covers as a favorite. 81-50 OVER as a home favorite. 30-20 OVER off a home blowout win by 28 points or more.

Colorado Buffaloes:  A. McCaskill IV (RB) Ques Sat - Knee. J. Antonio (WR) Ques Sat - Shoulder. M. Slusher (S) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. C. McClain (CB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. V. Wells (C) Ques Sat - Leg. T. Hunter (CB) Mid Oct - Undisclosed. L. Passarello (TE) Out indefinitely - Knee.

Oregon Ducks:  J. Delgado (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed.

“We showed that we have no surrender or give-up in us. They never doubted themselves.” - Deion Sanders after his team’s win against CSU in their last game. 

“It's definitely special. I'm definitely excited for him. I've been able to watch him grow up and develop. Proud of him. Proud of his work ethic. Now he's going to really continue to push and grow himself, continue to get better and not settle." - Bo Nix on Tez Johnson after their win against Hawaii in their last game. 

WR Hunter, Travis 

WR Weaver, Xavier 

WR Horn Jr., Jimmy 

TE Harrison, Michael 

QB Sanders, Shedeur 

RB Edwards, Dylan 

WR Franklin, Troy 

WR Bryant Jr., Gary 

WR Johnson, Tez 

TE Ferguson, Terrance 

QB Nix, Bo 

RB Irving, Bucky

Passing: S. Sanders (1251)

Rushing: D. Edwards (136)

Receiving: X. Weaver (386)

Touchdowns: D. Edwards (4)

Passing: B. Nix (893)

Rushing: M. Irving (216)

Receiving: T. Franklin (292)

Touchdowns: J. James (5)

Coaches:

Colorado Buffaloes: Deion Sanders (1st season)

Oregon Ducks: Dan Lanning (2nd season)