The Nevada Wolf Pack (7-4, 4-3 Mountain West) visit the Colorado State Rams (3-8, 2-5) Saturday at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colo. Kickoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Nevada vs. Colorado State odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Wolf Pack are looking to bounce back after a 41-39 overtime loss to Air Force last week at Mackay Stadium. Nevada has dropped two in a row, losing by two points in each outing.
The Rams dropped a fifth straight game at Hawaii last time out, falling 50-45. Colorado State is 0-5 ATS after a 4-0 ATS run from Sept. 18-Oct. 16. The Over has cashed in three in a row for the Rams.
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Nevada at Colorado State odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Nevada -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | Colorado State +155 (bet $100 to win $155)
- Against the spread (ATS): Nevada -3.5 (-115) | Colorado State +3.5 (-107)
- Over/Under (O/U): 58.5 (O: -107 | U: -115)
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Nevada at Colorado State odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Nevada 31, Colorado State 23
Money line
NEVADA (-190) is a little more expensive than I care to play on a money line, but the Wolf Pack aren’t a bad play straight up if you don’t want to lay the three-and-a-hook on the road.
Against the spread
NEVADA -3.5 (-115) is a worth a small-unit play, although I always dislike betting a three-and-a-hook on the favorite, especially on the road. Nevada is an impressive 4-1 ATS in the past five on the road, however, and 5-2 ATS across the past seven MWC games.
Over/Under
The UNDER 58.5 (-115) is the lean in Fort Collins. While Nevada has cashed the Over in seven of the past 10 overall, the Under has hit in nine of the past 13 on the road for the Wolf Pack. The Under is also 7-1 in the past eight in this series, with the Rams hitting the Under in 12 of the past 16 games against teams with a winning overall record.
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