In a matchup between two teams looking to snap their respective losing streaks, the Colorado Buffaloes (3-4) travel to meet the Oregon State Beavers (2-4). Both teams are struggling, with each team having lost three in a row. Colorado has shown few signs of life this season, and given that it has lost their last three games, that doesn’t seem likely to change any time soon. Players will take the field Saturday, Oct 24 at 10:30 p.m. ET and the game will air on PACN.
Oregon State lost big to Washington State 52-31 last week. Victor Bolden had a solid outing in the loss, totaling six receptions for 79 yards. Colorado came up short as well, getting beat by Arizona 38-31. Shay Fields had an outstanding performance for the Buffaloes, totaling eight receptions for 168 yards and two TDs. Sefo Liufau also had a big game with 339 yards and two TDs through the air.
Oddsmakers have deemed the Oregon State and Colorado game as an even matchup and the Over/Under (O/U) is currently unavailable.
The Beavers enter the game with records of 2-4 Straight Up (SU) and 1-5 Against The Spread (ATS) this season. Look for Oregon State to take advantage of an inferior run defense. The Buffaloes are 111th in the country against the run, giving up 210.6 rushing yards per game. Turning to the Beavers defense, a few key spots could be deciding factors this week. The Buffaloes will be matching up against a stout Oregon State pass defense, which only allowed 235.4 passing yards over their last five matchups.
Across the field, the Buffaloes have a record of 2-5 ATS and 3-4 SU. If Oregon State’s earlier games are any indication, the Buffaloes running backs will be busy. The Beavers allow 198.5 rushing yards per game, 102nd in Division I. Lately, the Buffaloes have had a better pass defense. They’re allowing only 216.6 passing YPG over their last five matchups. The Beavers defense seems to take a wrong turn out of the gate. The Buffaloes can take an early advantage against Oregon State and its average of 8.5 first-quarter points allowed. Colorado tends to run a lot of plays during games, averaging 80.6 offensive snaps for ninth-most in the country.
Predictions: SU Winner – Colorado, ATS Winner – Colorado
Notes
Oregon State is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games.
Oregon State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oregon State’s last 9 games.
Oregon State is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games at home.
Colorado is 2-0 SU when leading at the half this season. Oregon State is 1-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Remarkably, Colorado is winless (0-3) SU in games where it comes out ahead in the turnover battle, yet 3-1 SU when losing the turnover battle.
The Oregon State rushing attack is ranked 48th in the nation, while the Colorado run defense is only ranked 111th. The Buffaloes rushing game is ranked 42nd, compared to the 102nd-ranked run defense of the Beavers.
