Perhaps a Week 2 road loss t﷽o Nebraska wasn’t the end of the world for the Colorado Buffaloes after all.
The Buffs have won three consecutive games over Colorado🍸 State, UCF and Baylor, 🎉and have looked excellent in the process.
Travis ♍Hunter and Shedeur Sanders have been nothing short of marvelous this season for Colorado, but can they keep up their momentum against a hard-nosed Kansas State team on Saturday?
The Buffs enter Saturday’s Big 12 game a🐼s 3.5-point home underdogs, and the over/under is set at 56.5൲ points.
Here’s our prediction and pick for Kansas State vs. Colorado (10:15 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Kansas State vs. Colorado odds
| Team | Spread | Moneyline | Over/Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State | -3.5 (-110) | -175 | o56.5 (-110) |
| Colorado | +3.5 (-115) | +145 | u56.5 (-110) |
Kansas State vs. Colorado prediction
If ever there was a te💦st for a Buffs team that is on a three-game winning streak, this woul♑d be it.
The 18th-ranked Wi☂ldcats have been rock-solid in every game except for one – a pounding at at BYU thre♛e weeks ago.
Kansas State’s three-headed monster of quarterback Avery Johnson and running bac𒆙ks DJ Giddens and Dylan Edwards has combined for a vast majority of the team’s offense.
That threesome averages a combined 7.2 yards per carry. K-State’s dominance on the ground and in the trenches on both sides of the ball has been its x-factor this season.
The Wildcats’ pla🧔y between the tackles offensively an🐭d defensively has been the difference between a mediocre start to their season and a great one.
They own Pro Football Focus’ 17th-best run grade, 35th-best run-block grade and 33rd-best run-defense grade.
Kansas State vs. Colorado pick
If this K-State team faced last year’s Colorado team, the Wildcats wou♕ld likely win by several touchdowns🐼.
However, the Buffs have made major improvements year over year, including their⭕ play in the trenches defensively.✨
PFF has assigned them the 12th-highest run-defense grade heading into Wee💮ꦛk 7.
But here’s the best part for Colorado: Kansas State is one of the w🦩eaker pass-rushing teams in the country.
In the Wildcats’ past three games, which were all against P4 schools, they have registered the 18th-lowest sack percentage nationally.
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Colorado is still a non-threat on the ground, and its offensive line has some spotty moments, but Sanders and the Buffs can take advantage of the Wildcats’ secondary with their pass-heavy, high-octane offense.
The plan should be simple — stack the box defensively and give Sanders time to pick apart a suspect Wildcats secondary offensively.
Pick: Colorado +3.5 (-105, BetMGM)
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