The Colorado Buffalo (0-2) stumble into Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-0) at 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Colorado vs. Minnesota odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
QB Tanner Morgan and Minnesota come into this game after demolishing Western Illinois 62-10 last Saturday. Colorado comes in after being trounced by Air Force 41-10. The Buffaloes were also being beaten at home in Week 1 by TCU 38-13.
The offense for Colorado is not good and the defense could be worse. Not only in Minnesota the better team under coach P.J. Fleck, but it also plays this game at home.
This could be another rough week for Colorado as it moves forward in the 2022 season.
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Colorado at Minnesota odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 1:16 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Colorado +1500 (bet $100 to win $1,500) | Minnesota -5000 (bet $5,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Colorado +27.5 (-103) | Minnesota -27.5 (-117)
- Over/Under (O/U): 46.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Colorado at Minnesota picks and predictions
Prediction
Minnesota 45 Colorado 14
Money line
PASS. Do not take any line this high.
Minnesota lost last season to Bowling Green as a bigger favorite. But it is not common and not worth the risk.
Against the spread
LEAN MINNESOTA -27.5 (-117)
Morgan and Fleck have the Gophers 2-0 and while those games were against lowly competition in New Mexico State and Western Illinois, Colorado is not any better than either of these teams.
After beating New Mexico State by 38 and Western Illinois by 53, this one will be just as lopsided.
Over/Under
OVER 46.5 (-115) is my favorite play in this game.
Colorado has scored a total of 23 points in 2 games while giving up 79. Minnesota has scored 101 in 2 games while giving up only 10.
While Colorado is not good, it will at least get to 10. With this total only being at 46.5, Minnesota will put this one over by scoring 40.
OVER 46.5 (-115) is my FAVORITE PLAY.
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