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The Colorado Buffaloes will try to get Coach Prime’s ego back on track as they face a 6-2 Beavers team that looks on a mission to have a great season. The Beavers should win this game, but covering 13.5 points could be a chore. Another loss for Colorado, and the gig may be up at Colorado.
Colorado Buffaloes enter this matchup 4-4 this season. In their most recent game against the UCLA Bruins, Colorado was defeated 28-16, with Alton McCaskill carrying two times for 14 yards, ending this contest at an average of 7.04 yards per carry for Colorado. Shedeur Sanders (1 touchdown) amassed 217 yards through 27/43 passes for a 112.9 quarterback rate, keeping the ball away from defense without picking off anyone and averaging an impressive five yards per attempt (5.0 average yards per attempt). Colorado gave up 45 rushing attempts totaling 218 yards (4.8 yards per carry). Colorado Buffaloes Passing Defense yielded a completion percentage of 71.4 and allowed 269 yards on 20 for 28 passing, yielding 242 total yards on 67 plays (3.6 yards per play) as Colorado rushed the ball at an average rate of one yard per attempt for 25 total yds on 24 attempts.
The Oregon State Beavers come into this game boasting a 6-2 record this season. In their most recent matchup against the Arizona Wildcats, they fell by 27-24, with D.J. Uiagalelei passing for 218 yards and two touchdowns on 16/30 attempts. Damien Martinez led the Beavers with 14 carries for 87 yards at an average 6.2 yards per carry rate (pivoting at 155.5). Damien. Oregon State Beavers ran 29 different times and amassed 131 yds, which averages out to an average of 4.5 yards per carry. They recorded 62 plays for 407 yards total with 25 pass completions out of 32 attempts for an overall completion rate of 78.1%; additionally they gave up 88 yards on 30 runs, or an average of 2.9 per run allowed against their rushers.
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13.5 points is a lot to cover here, and the Buffaloes should have enough offensive juice to cover the spread, but the Beavers will still win by a touchdown.
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