Stanford Cardinal vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/13/2023

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Friday, October 13, 2023

Venue:  Folsom Field, Boulder, CO

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Stanford +12, Colorado -12; Over/Under:  59 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Stanford +12, Colorado -12; Over/Under:  59 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Stanford +12, Colorado -12; Over/Under:  59.5 points

Stanford Cardinal:  1-4 (0-3) (11th place, Pac-12)

Colorado Buffaloes:  4-2 (1-2) (8th place, Pac-12)

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Stanford Cardinal:  lost their last game at home against the Oregon Ducks 42-6.

Colorado Buffaloes:  won their last game on the road against the Arizona State Sun Devils 27-24.

Stanford is entering this game with a 1-4 record overall and they have a 0-3 record in their conference games too. They are 0-3 in their home games, 1-1 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 Oregon 42-6. Justin Lamson was the starting QB and he completed 11/20 passes for 106 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Justin Lamson led the team in rushing yards with 32. Mudia Reuben led the receivers with 40 receiving yards on 4 receptions. Gaethan Bernadel led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Colorado is entering this game with a 4-2 record overall and they have a 1-2 record in their conference games too. They are 2-1 in their home games, 2-1 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 Arizona State 27-24. Shedeur Sanders was the starting QB and he completed 26/42 passes for 239 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions. Anthony Hankerson led the team in rushing yards with 58. Javon Antonio led the receivers with 81 receiving yards on 5 receptions and 1 TD. LaVonta Bentley led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while LaVonta Bentley, Myles Slusher, Arden Walker, Amari McNeill, and Derrick McLendon each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Stanford listed as a 12 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Stanford has been terrible this season with their 1-4 record overall and they are already 0-3 in their conference games too. They just got smoked by Oregon in their last game but they are coming out of their bye week now and will be focused on taking down a much less talented opponent. Colorado has been playing well this season at 4-2 overall but they have struggled since conference play started as they are only 1-2, their only win coming last week against ASU. Colorado is at home here and they are going to put up points in this game but they have also been giving up a ton of points since they don't have a great defense so as bad as Stanford has been this year, they aren't going to have too much trouble moving the ball in this game. Colorado will put up points in this game but their defense is going to give up a ton of points too and that will be enough for Stanford to at least get a backdoor cover if they don't keep this game closer during. The best way to place a bet here is on Stanford to cover the spread in this game.

Stanford Colorado Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Friday, October 13, 2023 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Colorado 31 Stanford 24.

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Stanford Cardinal: 7-22 ATS in all games. 5-18 ATS as an underdog. 4-17 ATS against conference opponents. 13-7 UNDER off 4 or more consecutive unders. 19-10 UNDER off a home loss by 14 or more points.

Colorado Buffaloes: 12-7 ATS as a home favorite of 14.5 to 21 points. 6-3 ATS after gaining 100 or less rushing yards last game. 5-1 UNDER as a favorite. 8-3 UNDER off an extremely close road win by 3 points or less. 

Stanford Cardinal:  J. Wyrick (S) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. S. Pale (OL) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. J. Humphreys (WR) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. A. Daniels (QB) Ques Fri - Head.

Colorado Buffaloes:  S. Washington (OT) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. C. Stoutmire (CB) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. K. Breedlove (CB) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. T. Hunter (CB) Early Nov - Abdominal. L. Passarello (TE) Out indefinitely - Knee.

“They’re explosive obviously. Our defense did a really good job in the first half. You put an explosive offense on the field that much, they will make plays.” - Troy Taylor after his team’s loss against Oregon in their last game.

“It's like we're waiting on him to put on his cape and do what he does. That’s what he does every week.” - Deion Sanders on Shedeur Sanders after his team’s win against ASU in their last game. 

WR Ayomanor, Elic 

WR Reuben, Mudia 

WR Bachmeier, Tiger  

TE Yurosek, Benjamin 

QB Daniels, Ashton 

RB Irvin, Sedrick  

FB Taylor, Shield 

WR Dawson, Tar'Varish  

WR Weaver, Xavier 

WR Horn Jr., Jimmy 

TE Harrison, Michael 

QB Sanders, Shedeur 

RB Hankerson, Anthony 

Passing: A. Daniels (561)

Rushing: C. Filkins (197)

Receiving: B. Yurosek (227)

Touchdowns: B. Farrell (2)

Passing: S. Sanders (2020)

Rushing: D. Edwards (217)

Receiving: X. Weaver (507)

Touchdowns: D. Edwards (4)

Coaches:

Stanford Cardinal: Troy Taylor (1st season)

Colorado Buffaloes: Deion Sanders (1st season)