The No. 14 Utah Utes (8-3, 6-2 Pac-12) meet the Colorado Buffaloes (1-10, 1-7) Saturday at Folsom Field in Boulder. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET (Pac-12 Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Utah vs. Colorado odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
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The Utes check in 14th in the College Football Playoff rankings, and they still have a very good chance of a 10-win season with a victory Saturday and a possible win in the Pac-12 Championship Game and/or a bowl victory.
Utah is looking to bounce back after a 20-17 loss at Oregon last Saturday that snapped a 4-game win streak. Winning at home hasn’t been the problem for the Utes, it’s been on the road where they’ve struggled. Utah is just 2-3 SU and 1-4 ATS in 5 road trips this season.
Colorado has had trouble winning at home and on the road, as this dismal season will thankfully come to an end Saturday. The Buffaloes were boat-raced 54-7 at Washington last weekend and have lost the past 3 against Pac-12 powerhouses Washington, USC and Oregon by 38 or more points in each contest.
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Utah at Colorado odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:07 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Utah -7000 (bet $7,000 to win $100) | Colorado +1600 (bet $100 to win $1,600)
- Against the spread: Utah -29.5 (-109) | Colorado +29.5 (-111)
- Over/Under (O/U): 52 (O: -113 | U: -107)
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Utah at Colorado picks and predictions
Prediction
Utah 48, Colorado 13
Moneyline
Utah (-7000) will cost you 70 times your potential return, which is a return of just $1.43 in profit on a $100 wager. That’s ridiculous, and a poor long-term strategy.
PASS.
Against the spread
UTAH -29.5 (-109) is a huge number, especially on the road, but Colorado is atrocious.
The Buffaloes’ defense is at or near the bottom in all meaningful categories among FBS teams, including dead-last in rushing yards (236.5) and points allowed (42.8) per game. Colorado also allowed 499.9 total yards per contest, which is 130th in FBS.
Over/Under
Play OVER 52 (-109), and this might be the best play on the board.
It wouldn’t be surprising to see Utah take care of the Over without any assistance from Colorado, too. That’s how poor the Buffs are on defense.
The Over is 7-2-1 in the past 10 games for Colorado. It has scored 20 or fewer points in all but one of those games but has coughed up 42 or more points in 5 in a row, and 7 of the past 8 outings.
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