Colorado Buffaloes vs Oregon State Beavers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/22/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, October 22, 2022

Venue:  Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR 

Where to Watch:  PAC-12 Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Colorado +23.5, OR State -23.5; Over/Under:  50 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Colorado +23.5, OR State -23.5; Over/Under:  50 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Colorado +24, OR State -24; Over/Under:  50.5 points

 

Colorado Buffaloes:  1-5 (1-2) (9th place, PAC-12)

Oregon State Beavers:  4-2 (1-2) (6th place, PAC-12)

 

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Colorado Buffaloes:  won their last game at home against the California Golden Bears 20-13 in overtime.

Oregon State Beavers:  won their last game at home against the Washington State Cougars 24-10.

 

Colorado is entering this game with a 1-5 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th road game of the season here as they are 0-3 in their road games this year. This will also be their 4th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 1-2. They won against the California Golden Bears in their last game at home 20-13 in OT. Owen McCown started that game at QB and he completed 13/21 passes for 104 yards and 1 interception while J.T. Shrout also came in the game completing 8/12 passes for 69 yards and 1 touchdown. Deion Smith led the team in rushing with 48 yards on 12 rushing attempts. Montana Lemonious-Craig led the team in receiving with 119 yards and 1 TD on 8 receptions. Trevor Woods led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Josh Chandler and Terrance Lang each led the defense in sacks with 1 while Tyrin Taylor came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Oregon State is entering this game with a 4-2 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th home game of the season as they are 2-1 in their home games this year. This will also be the 4th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 1-2. They won against the Washington State Cougars in their last game at home 24-10. Ben Gulbranson started that game at QB and he completed 12/24 passes for 141 yards, 1 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Damien Martinez led the team in rushing with 111 yards on 16 carries. Jack Velling led the team in receiving with 63 yards on 4 receptions. Kyrei Fisher-Morris and Kitan Oladapo each led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. John McCartan, Jaydon Grant, James Rawls, and Isaac Hodgins each led the defense in sacks with 1 while Ryan Cooper Jr. came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Colorado listed as a 23.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Colorado has had a terrible program over the last few years and they got off to another terrible 0-5 start this season. They recently fired their head coach though and already the team has responded with a win in their previous game. They were playing another team in Cal that isn't that great but that was a big win for them, coming in the conference too, and they will be carrying over that confidence into this game. Oregon State has a very good team and they are extremely hard to beat when they are at home, but they haven't been blowing out many teams this year and they are still missing their starting QB for this game. Colorado isn't going to win this game but with the injuries to the Oregon State offense and the way they play a very good defensive game, this could be a lower scoring game where Oregon State uses their defense to win and doesn't need to put up a lot of points here. Colorado also has the fight back in them after that win last week so they are not going to roll over in this game under their interim coach. The best way to place a bet here is on Colorado to cover the spread in this game.

 

Colorado Oregon State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 22, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Oregon State 28 Colorado 13.

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Colorado Buffaloes: 19-26 ATS off an upset win as an underdog. 1-5 ATS in all games. 13-6 OVER as an underdog.

Oregon State Beavers: 11-3 ATS in home games. 6-1 ATS as a home favorite. 12-4 OVER in a home game where the total is between 49.5 and 52. 

 

 

Colorado Buffaloes:  D. Smith (RB) Prob Sat - Undisclosed. O. McCown (QB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. A. Fontenot (RB) Ques Sat - Chest. C. Sowell (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed.

Oregon State Beavers:  T. Lowe (RB) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. I. Newell (RB) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. R. Franke (LB) out for season - Leg.

 

 

"So Deion is up and walking and, I think he was emotional because he didn't have a chance to celebrate on the field with his teammates. But he was a huge part of that victory, both in his play and more importantly, just how much this team loves him and showed their support for him." - Mike Sanford on the injury to Deion Smith in his team’s win against Cal in their last game.

 

 

“We wanted to action pass and take some shots down the field. But we struggled to protect (Gulbranson). So, we did way less of that.” - Jonathan Smith on how he has changed his team’s game plan with the backup QB playing.

 

 

 

WR Arias, Daniel

WR Lemonious-Craig, Montana

WR Bell, Maurice  

TE Fauria, Caleb 

QB McCown, Owen 

RB Smith, Deion 

 

WR Harrison, Tre'Shaun

WR Lindsey, Tyjon

WR Gould, Anthony 

TE Overman, Jake 

TE Musgrave, Luke

QB Nolan, Chance

RB Fenwick, Deshaun 

 

 

Passing: O. McCown (600)

Rushing: D. Smith (243)

Receiving: D. Arias (295)

Touchdowns: J. Tyson (2)

 

Passing: C. Nolan (939)

Rushing: D. Fenwick (356)

Receiving: T. Harrison (454)

Touchdowns: J. Colletto (6) 

 

Coaches:

Colorado Buffaloes: Mike Sanford (Interim)

Oregon State Beavers: Jonathan Smith (5th season)