Colorado State Rams vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/16/2023

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 16, 2023

Venue:  Folsom Field, Boulder, CO

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  CSU +23.5, Colorado -23.5; Over/Under:  61 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  CSU +23, Colorado -23; Over/Under:  60.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  CSU +23.5, Colorado -23.5; Over/Under:  60.5 points

Colorado State Rams:  0-1 (0-0) (11th place, MWC)

Colorado Buffaloes:  2-0 (0-0) (5th place, Pac-12)

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Colorado State Rams:  lost their last game at home against the Washington State Cougars 50-24.

Colorado Buffaloes:  won their last game at home against the Nebraska Cornhuskers 36-14.

Colorado State is entering this game with a 0-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 0-1 in their home games, 0-0 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 lost their last game against Wazzu 50-24. Clay Millen was the starting QB and he completed 15/24 passes for 110 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception before getting replaced by Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi who completed 13/20 passes for 210 yards, 2 TDs, and 1 interception. Avery Morrow led the team in rushing yards with 29. Justus Ross-Simmons led the receivers with 123 receiving yards on 5 receptions and 1 TD. Jack Howell led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 10 assisted tackles while Ayden Hector, Tony Pierce, and Mohamed Kamara each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Colorado is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 1-0 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 Nebraska 36-14. Shedeur Sanders was the starting QB and he completed 31/42 passes for 393 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Dylan Edwards led the team in rushing yards with 55. Xavier Weaver led the receivers with 170 receiving yards on 10 receptions and 1 TD. Omarion Cooper led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Taijh Alston led the defense in sacks with 1.5. Cam'Ron Silmon came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Colorado listed as a 23.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Colorado is off to a 2-0 start this season and they have looked good in their first 2 games as they are quieting a lot of the talk surrounding them coming into the season. Colorado State doesn't have a good team this season, they are going to be on the road in this rivalry game and it is going to be tough for them to keep up on offense when their offense isn't that good. Colorado State has also added some fuel to the fire here as their coach has been calling out Deion Sanders in interviews and this Colorado team already has enough motivation to win games this season. Colorado has a massive chip on their shoulder this season and the comments by Jay Norvell have only made this chip bigger as Colorado will be playing this game with a point to prove against a bad Colorado State team and this game is going to get ugly. The best way to place a bet here is on Colorado to cover the spread in this game. 

Colorado State Colorado Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 16, 2023 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Colorado 49 CSU 10.

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Colorado State Rams: 11-24 ATS in a road game where the total is between 56.5 and 63. 6-15 ATS against Pac Twelve conference opponents. 7-1 UNDER as a road underdog. 12-5 UNDER against Pac Twelve conference opponents.

Colorado Buffaloes: 5-1 ATS after gaining 100 or less rushing yards last game. 22-16 ATS after gaining 450 or more total yards in 2 consecutive games. 19-10 UNDER against Mountain West conference opponents. 4-0 UNDER as a home favorite.

Colorado State Rams:  K. Holles (RB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. C. Millen (QB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed.

Colorado Buffaloes:  A. McCaskill IV (RB) Prob Sat - Knee. M. Slusher (S) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. C. McClain (CB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. J. Antonio (WR) Ques Sat - Shoulder. L. Passarello (TE) Out indefinitely - Knee.

“That was disappointing to say the least. We did at times do some good things. We didn’t do enough offensively to help our defense against a good offense, and we certainly didn’t play our best defense either to slow them down.” - Jay Norvell after his team’s loss against WSU in their last game. 

“This team hasn’t scratched the surface of what it’s capable of doing.” - Deion Sanders after his team’s win against Nebraska in their last game. 

WR Horton, Tory 

WR Ross-Simmons, Justus 

WR Brown IV, Louis 

TE Holker, Dallin 

QB Millen, Clay 

RB Johnson, Kobe 

WR Hunter, Travis 

WR Weaver, Xavier 

WR Horn Jr., Jimmy 

TE Harrison, Michael 

QB Sanders, Shedeur 

RB Edwards, Dylan 

Passing: B. Fowler-Nicolosi (210)

Rushing: A. Morrow (29)

Receiving: J. Ross-Simmons (123)

Touchdowns: J. Ross-Simmons (1)

Passing: S. Sanders (903)

Rushing: D. Edwards (79)

Receiving: X. Weaver (288)

Touchdowns: D. Edwards (4)

Coaches:

Colorado State Rams: Jay Norvell (2nd season)

Colorado Buffaloes: Deion Sanders (1st season)