TCU Horned Frogs vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 9/2/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Friday, September 2, 2022

Location: Folsom Field in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Buffaloes (+9)

Total/Over-Under: 54.5

Folsom Field is the site where the Colorado Buffaloes (4-8 last year) will play the TCU Horned Frogs (5-7 last season) on Friday. TCU opens this contest as 9-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total is 54.5.

The TCU Horned Frogs wrapped up their season having a 5-7 record. In their last matchup, the Horned Frogs stepped onto the field against the Iowa State Cyclones and went home with a loss by a final score of 48-14. Max Duggan finished 15/26 with 216 yards passing and 2 TDs. He had a QB rate of 145.2 and ended the contest with 1 pick. Emari Demercado led the offense in rushing for the Horned Frogs with 15 carries for 65 yds (4.3 yds per carry). On the day, they ran 65 plays which converted into 348 yards. The TCU Horned Frogs ended up rushing 39 times and totaled 132 yards, which came out to an average of 3.4 yards per carry. On the ground, the Horned Frogs conceded 281 yards on 21 tries, which is an average of 13.4 yards per run allowed. TCU allowed 21 completions on 30 attempts for 262 yds, and a completion rate of 70.0%.

The Horned Frogs attained 5,177 yards in total over the course of last season. TCU compiled 19 touchdowns through the air and 22 touchdowns on the ground. They turned the ball over 16 times. TCU totaled 252 1st downs offensively, and they committed 85 penalties for 737 yards. As a team they had an average of 194.9 yds via the ground game, which was 30th in the country. Concerning getting in the endzone, the TCU Horned Frogs had an average of 28.7 points per contest.

The Horned Frogs were ranked 118th in D-1 in terms of team defense, allowing 34.9 points per contest. They allowed teams to run for an average of 5.9 yards per rush and 222.3 rushing yards per contest last season. In total, they conceded 2,668 yards on the ground in 12 contests. Regarding passing yardage, the Horned Frogs gave up 2,878 yards which put them in 68th in college football. During their 12 games, they allowed 239.8 yards per contest via the pass and relinquishing a completion percentage of 64.2%. They surrendered 462.0 yards per outing ranking them 119th in the country. They gave up 20 touchdowns via the pass and 34 rushing touchdowns.

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The Buffaloes wrapped up their season having a 4-8 mark. When they last played, the Buffaloes took a loss by a final score of 28-13 when they played the Utah Utes. Brendon Lewis walked away from the contest with 84 yds on 9/23 through the air while his quarterback rating was 69.8. He didn't throw any interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 3.7. Alex Fontenot carried the ball 10 times for 28 yards, ending the contest with 2.8 yds per attempt for Colorado. Colorado rushed the football for 2.0 yds per carry, finishing the game with 64 yds on 32 carries. The Buffaloes finished with 148 yds on 55 plays (2.7 yds per play). The Buffaloes passing defense allowed a completion rate of 60.9%, surrendering 179 yds on 14 out of 23 passing. Colorado gave up 44 running attempts for 266 yds (6.0 yds per carry).

The Colorado Buffaloes averaged 257.5 yards/contest, which was good for 129th in Division 1. The Colorado offense compiled 677 penalty yards on 76 violations, which was 67th in Division 1 in terms of giving up free yards. Last season, the Buffaloes had a total of 1,576 yards via the pass as well as averaging 131.3 passing yards per game, ranking them 126th in D-1. Regarding their ability to score points, the Buffaloes ranked 121st in Division 1 with 18.8 points per contest.

Colorado allowed a total of 2,144 rushing yards (178.7 yards per game) and 22 touchdowns by way of the ground game last season. They conceded 17 touchdowns through the air and 242.3 yards/outing, which put them in 89th in the country. The Buffaloes defense was on the field for 834 plays, which ranked them 47th in the nation. The Buffaloes conceded 26.7 PPG, which had them ranked 72nd in the nation. Last year, they surrendered 320 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Horned Frogs/Buffaloes college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Horned Frogs -9

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