Colorado vs Oregon State Prediction, Game Preview

Colorado vs Oregon State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 8 game on Saturday, October 22

Colorado vs Oregon State prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 8, Saturday, October 22


Colorado vs Oregon State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 22
Game Time: 8:00 ET
Venue: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR
How To Watch: Pac-12 Network
Record: Colorado (1-5), Oregon State (5-2)
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Why Colorado Will Win

Break up the Buffaloes.

Good for Colorado – it was having a miserable season stuck in a miserable situation and with no hope for anything but more misery. But the team rose up under interim head coach Mike Sanford and pulled off a stunning 20-13 win over Cal for the first win of the year.

What was different? The defense showed up.

The worst D in college football allowed 500 yards or more in its previous three games, and then it held the Bears to under 300 and generated a slew of big stops.

Oregon State’s offense is good, but it’s not so unstoppable that it’s a sure thing to roll for over 400.

It gave up four picks in each of the two losses, it’s a bit underwhelming lately though the air, and overall it relies more on balance than anything too explosive.

It took a minor miracle to get by Fresno State and a major one to beat Stanford. The 5-2 record is nice, but if Colorado can bring the defense for a second week in a row, it might have a shot.

But …

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Why Oregon State Will Win

The Colorado offense. It’s still a problem.

The defense might have pulled the win out of the fire against Cal, but the other side turned it over three times – the third three-giveaway game of the season – and it can’t get away with that this week.

Oregon State doesn’t force takeaways, but the run defense has been terrific over the past few weeks, the secondary has been good enough, and it’s not going to have to worry about the Buff attack going off.

Slow and steady can win this race. There’s no Colorado pass rush, so hit the mid-range throws, keep the ball for 35 minutes, get out with a win.

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What’s Going To Happen

Colorado might not go all the way back to being completely horrible, but it’s not going to have the offense to get back in the game after the balanced Oregon State attack comes up with two early scores.

This won’t be a total wipeout – the Beavers don’t have the O to do that – and there might be a moment of concern in the third quarter, but the stress level should be relatively low as they get bowl eligible.

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Colorado vs Oregon State Prediction, Line

Oregon State 37, Colorado 17
Line: Oregon State -23.5, o/u: 48.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5
Colorado vs Oregon State Must See Rating (out of 5): 2.5
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Game Time: 10:30 ET
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Why Colorado Will Win

The Buffaloes held on for dear life after starting strong and scoring in the final seconds in the 72-70 win over USC. The offense hit half of its threes, it made a few extra free throws, and it won the rebounding margin by eight.

It’ll have to do all of that again.

Oregon State is great at stopping teams from three, but it comes up with a whole lot of fouls and is awful at coming up with defensive rebounds.

Colorado is No. 1 in the nation in free throw shooting percentage is tough enough defensively and on the boards to keep on rolling. But …

Why Oregon State Will Win

Oregon State has gotten hot over the last few weeks with six wins in the last eight games with a defense that locked down against a loaded Oregon and it keeps on shooting well.

Red hot with its best run of the year, ht made over half of its shots over the last few games with 50% or better in three of its last four games.

Colorado isn’t great at forcing mistakes and Oregon State isn’t turning the ball over in bunches, but …

What’s Going To Happen

It all comes down to the three. Sort of.

Colorado has been able to come up with wins even though it hasn’t been on from the outside – it’s finding ways to score in other ways and it starts on the free throw line.

It’ll make a few more free throws than the Beavers, and if it’s just okay from three, it’ll make it a third win this year in the series.

Colorado vs Oregon State Prediction, Line

Colorado 72, Oregon State 64
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Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING

Must See Rating: 3

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