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The No. 24 Colorado Buffaloes (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) face the Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-3, 4-2) Saturday in a battle for conference positioning. Kickoff from Jones AT&T Stadium is set for 4 p.m. (FOX). Below, we look at Colorado vs. Texas Tech odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds before making our expert college football picks and predictions later in the week.
Colorado just enjoyed a bye week. Coach Prime and the Buffs have rebounded from an early season doldrum, winning 5 of their last 6 games — they even covered as 3.5-point home underdogs in the loss in that span, a 31-28 setback vs. No. 21 Kansas State. Prior to the bye, the Buffaloes defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats 34-23, covering as 6-point home favorites with the Over (57) pushing. QB Shedeur Sanders threw for 323 yards with 2 TDs while WR Travis Hunter electrified the crowd with a 153 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns on 9 receptions.
Tech snapped a 2-game losing streak with a 23-22 win as a 13.5-point underdog at Iowa State. QB Behren Morton engineered a 72-yard, 7-play TD drive in the final minutes, capped by RB Tahj Brooks’ 5-yard scoring run with 20 seconds left. Brooks finished with 122 rushing yards and 1 TD on 25 carries, while Brooks threw for 237 yards with 2 TDs and 2 INTs.
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Colorado at Texas Tech odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college football odds. Lines last updated Tuesday at 9:01 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Colorado -175 (bet $175 to win $100) | Texas Tech + 145 (bet $100 to win $145)
- Against the spread (ATS): Colorado -3.5 (-110) | Texas Tech +3.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 62.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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2024 betting stats
- ML: Colorado 6-2 | Texas Tech 6-3
- ATS: Colorado 6-2 | Texas Tech 5-3-1
- O/U: Colorado 4-3-1 | Texas Tech 5-4
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Colorado at Texas Tech head-to-head
This series is tied at 5 through 10 all-time meetings. They haven’t played since Oct. 23, 2010, when the Red Raiders won 27-24 in Boulder as 3-point favorites.
The Buffaloes have won 3 of the last 5 meetings, dating back to 2002. The Under has cashed in 3 straight.
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