TCU Horned Frogs vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/02/2022

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Friday, September 2, 2022

Venue:  Folsom Field, Boulder, CO

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  TCU -11, Colorado +11; Over/Under:  55.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  TCU -10.5, Colorado +10.5; Over/Under:  55.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  TCU -10.5, Colorado +10.5; Over/Under:  55.5 points

 

TCU Horned Frogs:  0-0 (Big 12)

Colorado Buffaloes:  0-0 (Pac-12 South)

 

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TCU Horned Frogs:  N/A

Colorado Buffaloes:  N/A

 

TCU is playing their season opener here on Friday and this will also be their first road game of the college football season. They finished last season with a 5-7 record overall and were 1-4 in their road games. They were also 3-6 in their conference games and finished 8th place in the Big 12. They did not end their season with a Bowl appearance as their record was not good enough to become Bowl eligible. Their offense was averaging 436.6 YPG and 28.7 PPG while their defense was allowing 462 YPG and 34.9 PPG against them. Max Duggan led the team in passing with 2,048 passing yards, Zach Evans led the team in rushing with 648 rushing yards, and Quentin Johnston led the team in receiving with 634 receiving yards. 

 

 

 

Colorado is playing their season opener here on Friday and this will also be their first home game on the college football schedule this season. They finished last season with a 4-8 record overall and were 4-2 in their home games. They were also 3-6 with their conference record and finished in 5th place in the Pac-12 South. They did not end their season with a Bowl game as their record was not good enough to become Bowl eligible. Their offense was averaging 257.4 YPG and 18.8 PPG while their defense was allowing 422 YPG and 26.7 PPG against them. Brendon Lewis led the team in passing with 1,540 passing yards, Jarek Broussard led the team in rushing with 661 rushing yards, and Brady Russell led the team in receiving with 307 receiving yards. 

The current betting odds have TCU listed as an 11 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. TCU did not have a great season last year but the old regime is out and they are starting with a new head coach for this season. There is going to be a lot of changes in this program this season but this should be a much improved team under their new head coach Sonny Dykes as he has somewhat of a foundation to stand on with a lot of key contributors from the offense last year returning for another season, including their starting QB and a few of their receivers as well. Colorado had a very bad season last year with an offense that did not move the ball well at all. Their offense is going to be a lot different with a lot of new faces on this starting roster but this is Dorrell's 3rd season as coach and the offense has not been good any year under him yet. He claims they are in a much better state than when he got there but it will be hard for him to get this offense going this season with all of the new faces learning the system. TCU has a pretty good team that is ready to take a big step from last year under their new coach and they could easily turn this game into a one-sided affair. The best way to place a bet here is on TCU to cover the spread here.

 

TCU Colorado Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Friday, September 2, 2022 (10:00 pm ET start time) is TCU 44 Colorado 10.

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TCU Horned Frogs: 26-21 ATS in the first two weeks of the season. 8-1 OVER against Pac Twelve conference opponents. 7-2 OVER in road games. 

Colorado Buffaloes: 11-19 ATS against Big 12 conference opponents. 11-5 OVER as a home underdog of 7.5 to 14 points. 9-4 OVER as an underdog. 

 

 

TCU Horned Frogs:  None.

Colorado Buffaloes:  R. Sneed (WR) Prob Fri - Foot. N. Bethel Jr. (CB) Ques Fri - Knee. G. Page (WR) Doub Fri - Knee.

 

 

“It is what it is, and people do what they do. Our players were getting on the bus to go to the hotel and they knew when guys were going to be on the bus and they knew when guys were going to be on their phone, and they tried to stick it to me, and I think they stuck it to our players. That’s just the way it is.” - Sonny Dykes on the leak of his exit at SMU.

 

 

“This program is in such better shape than when I got here. It’s ready to be built on the way, so if it doesn’t work out for me right now because I had a heart attack or whatever that is, my family and I know that it’s in much better shape right now than when I had it two years ago.” - Karl Dorrell on the state of the program this season compared to when he got there.

 

 

 

WR Johnston, Quentin 

WR Brown, Quincy 

WR Davis, Derius 

TE Spivey, Geor'Quarius 

QB Duggan, Max 

RB Miller, Kendre 

 

WR Sneed II, R.J. 

WR Arias, Daniel 

WR Penry, Chase 

TE Russell, Brady 

QB Shrout, J.T. 

RB Fontenot, Alex 

 

 

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

 

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

 

Coaches:

TCU Horned Frogs: Sonny Dykes (1st season)

Colorado Buffaloes: Karl Dorrell (3rd season)