If you bet the over on the Colorado Buffaloes’ season win total of 3.5, you’ve made some money. The Buffs weathered a constant Arizona State Sun Devils pass rush and some bad special teams play on Saturday to leave the Grand Canyon State with a 27-24 win.
The game wasn’t pretty, but as it usually does, Las Vegas got the spread almost perfectly right, even after I begged to bet the over all week. After it was all said and done, CU moved to 4-2 and took an essential step toward bowl eligibility.
Here are my takeaways from Colorado’s first Pac-12 win under head coach Deion Sanders: