The TCU Horned Frogs and the Colorado Buffaloes open their season Friday at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., at 10 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the TCU vs. Colorado odds; check back for our college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Horned Frogs kick off the Sonny Dykes era with Friday’s opener after longtime coach Gary Patterson resigned. TCU missed a bowl game last season with a 5-7 record.
Colorado also missed out on the postseason with a 4-8 record, losing 7 of those games by 15 or more points.
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TCU at Colorado odds, spread and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 6:11 p.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): TCU -450 (bet $450 to win $100) | Colorado +330 (bet $100 to win $330)
- Against the spread (ATS): TCU -10.5 (-115) | Colorado +10.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 55.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
2021 betting stats:
- ML: TCU 5-7 | Colorado 4-8
- ATS: TCU 2-9-1 | Colorado 6-6
- O/U: TCU 7-5 | Colorado 5-7
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TCU vs. Colorado head-to-head
TCU and Colorado will meet for the 1st time in history in a home-and-home series with the 2023 game scheduled for Fort Worth.
TCU’s most recent meeting with a Pac-12 institution was a 34-32 win over California Sept. 11, 2021, in Fort Worth.
Colorado’s most recent meeting with a Big 12 school was a 55-23 loss in the Alamo Bowl against Texas on Dec. 29, 2020.
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