The Colorado Buffaloes (3-6, 1-5 Big 12) season is hanging by a thread, with bowl elimination staring them in the face if they cannot knock off No. 16 Houston Cougars (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) on Friday evening. Houston is a heavy road favorite against the struggling Buffs.
Houston's only two losses are to arguably the top two teams in the Big 12: Utah and Texas Tech. The Cougars went down to the wire in both games.
Former five-star quarterback Conner Weigman leads the Cougars and has been outstanding in his second season at Houston. Weigman is already up to 2,280 passing yards and 22 touchdowns with just two interceptions, while completing 66% of his passes. He also brings a dynamic run threat to the Cougars' offense, rushing for 279 yards and seven
scores.
After back-to-back games facing a young, inexperienced signal caller, Weigman is the complete opposite, having played in 37 games.
As a team, Houston owns the Big 12's No. 3 offense in yards per game and a defense that struggles against the pass (252 ypg allowed) but is stellar against the run, allowing just 107 yards per contest.
Colorado being a run-first team doesn't bode well, especially after last week's game against Arizona State showed once again that when the Buffaloes can't run the ball well, the offense gets completely stuck in the mud.
A loss and bowl hopes go out the window mathematically, along with possible significant program-wide changes. A win keeps the slim bowl chance alive for another week.
Here is a look at the early betting odds for this week's matchup, with Colorado a double-digit home underdog.
Colorado vs. Houston point spread, betting odds, over/under
Odds courtesy of FanDuel as of Monday, Nov. 9.
- Money line: Houston -410, Colorado +320
- Spread: Houston by 10.5
- Over/under: 51.5
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