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College Football Betting Preview: Oregon State Beavers vs. Colorado Buffaloes

November 4, 2023



The late-night game on ESPN on Saturday night in week 10 of the college football season will feature the 16th-ranked Oregon State Beavers traveling to Boulder, Colorado to face the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field with the game kicking off at 10:00 PM ET.

The Oregon State Beavers enter this game ranked 16th in the College Football Playoff rankings with a record of 6-2 following a 24-27 loss on the road against the Arizona Wildcats while failing to cover the 3-point spread as a road favorite in week 9 of the college football season. Oregon State scored 24 points while compiling a total of 407 yards offensively which included 276 passing yards and 131 rushing yards while allowing 27 points and 363 total yards defensively which included 275 passing yards and 88 rushing yards. DJ Uiagalelei led the team in passing, completing 16 of 30 attempts for 218 yards and two touchdowns. Damien Martinez led the team in rushing with 14 carries for 87 yards while adding a reception for eight yards. Jack Velling led the team in receiving, catching five of seven targets for 71 yards and a touchdown.

Colorado enters this game with a record of 4-4 and is on a two-game losing streak following a 16-28 loss on the road against the UCLA Bruins while covering the 14-point spread as a road underdog in week 9 of the college football season. The Buffaloes scored 16 points while compiling a total of 242 yards offensively which included 217 passing yards and 25 rushing yards while allowing 28 points and 487 total yards defensively which included 269 passing yards and 218 rushing yards. Shedeur Sanders led the team in passing, completing 27 of 43 attempts for 217 yards and a touchdown. Alton McCaskill led the team in rushing with two carries for 14 yards. Xavier Weaver led the team in receiving, catching five of eight targets for 86 yards.

BookMaker has the Oregon State Beavers listed as 13-point favorites on the road against the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday night in week 10 of the college football season. The teams have split the eight games all-time going 4-4 while Oregon State has won two of the last three meetings. The Beavers are 5-3 ATS overall and 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Oregon State Beavers are 5-3 ATS overall, 2-2 ATS on the road, 5-3 ATS as a favorite, and 3-2 ATS in conference games this season while the Colorado Buffaloes are 4-3-1 ATS overall, 2-2 ATS at home, 3-1 ATS as an underdog, and 2-2-1 ATS in conference games on the year.

Oregon State is one of the best teams in the Pac-12 while Colorado started the season off strong, but has lost four of their last five games. The Beavers have been the better team in the series at covering the spread going 5-3 all-time and 2-1 ATS in the last three meetings which is why I am laying the points with the Oregon State Beavers when they play the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday night in week 10 of the college football season. 

Spooky Express Pick: Oregon State Beavers -13