3. Colorado at Stanford
LINE: Stanford -8.5
ATS PICK: Stanford
– Bet on this, BetMGM latest line
This was a lot nicer when it was Stanford -7, but even though the line boosted up a tick, let’s just stick with it.
Always go with your first answer.
Across the college football board this year, teams – more than ever before – make a big leap from Week 1 to Week 2.
That’s going to be Stanford.
I’ve been telling everyone all offseason and just before the Pac-12 campaign kicked in that Stanford was very good and very underrated in the overall conference picture.
And then the team announces 90 minutes before kickoff against Oregon that star QB Davis Mills is out and the Cardinal lost 35-14.
Mills is back – the positive test that kept him on the sidelines turned out fine – and all of the other parts are still there, and …
Oregon might just be that good.
The Stanford offensive line is a rock, the running game tore off more yards – 197 – than it did in any game last year, and outside of PK Jet Toner’s inability to kick a football straight, it wasn’t that bad a performance.
Colorado’s offense was great in the win over UCLA, but the defense gave up almost 500 yards and the offensive side isn’t going to be nearly as efficient or as good this week.