Utah Utes vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 11/26/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022

Location: Folsom Field in Boulder, CO

TV: PAC12

Odds/Point Spread: Buffaloes (+29)

Total/Over-Under: 52

Folsom Field is the location where the Colorado Buffaloes (1-10) will take on the Utah Utes (8-3) on Saturday. Colorado opens this game as 29-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 52.

The Utah Utes head into this matchup 8-3 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Utes played the Oregon Ducks and took a loss by a score of 20-17. Cameron Rising connected on 21/38 with 170 yards passing. He had a quarterback rate of 77.1 and ended the game with 3 picks. Tavion Thomas was the rushing leader for the Utes with 19 carries for 55 yards (2.9 yards per attempt). On the day, they ran 74 plays for 326 yards. The Utah Utes ran the ball a total of 36 different times and had 156 yds, which is an average of 4.3 yards per carry. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Utes conceded 59 yards on 25 tries, which is an average of 2.4 yds per run allowed. Utah surrendered 25 pass completions on 37 tries for a total of 287 yards, and a completion percentage of 67.6%.

The Utes have earned 4,950 total yards this season. In terms of getting in the endzone, Utah has totaled 22 touchdowns through the air and 29 touchdowns on the ground. They have surrendered the football 14 different times. Utah has accumulated 284 first downs offensively, and they have been flagged for 50 penalties for 454 yards. As a unit they are averaging 205.2 yards via the ground game which has them sitting 18th in college football. When talking about scoring points, the Utah Utes are sitting at 37.3 points per game.

Concerning yards through the air, the Utes are giving up 2,352 yds which puts them in 52nd in the nation. They have conceded 213.8 yards per contest via the pass and conceding a completion percentage of 60.1%. In total, they have given up 329.5 yards/contest putting them 24th in Division 1. They have yielded 14 touchdowns by air as well as 13 touchdowns via the ground game. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 4.1 yards per rushing attempt and 115.7 rushing yards per contest on the campaign. Over the course of this year, they have given up 1,273 rushing yards through 11 games. The Utes are ranked 26th in college football when it comes to team defense, allowing 20.0 PPG.

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The Buffaloes come into this game with a record of 1-10 for this year. When they last played, the Buffaloes walked away with a loss by a score of 54-7 when they faced the Washington Huskies. Alex Fontenot carried the rock 11 times for 71 yards, finishing the contest with 6.5 yds per carry for Colorado. JT Shrout (1 TD) finished the game with 120 yards on 6/18 passing while his quarterback rating was 96.6. He tossed 1 pick and his average yards per pass attempt was 6.7. Colorado surrendered 43 rush attempts for 280 yards (6.5 yds per rush). The Buffaloes passing defense allowed a completion rate of 60.5%, relinquishing 295 yards on 23 for 38 passing. The Buffaloes finished the game with 202 yards while running 55 plays (3.7 yards per play). Colorado rushed the ball for 2.4 yards per carry, finishing with a total of 79 yards on 33 attempts.

When it comes to their ability to score points, the Buffaloes are ranking 127th in college football by scoring 14.9 points per outing. For the season to this point, the Buffaloes have racked up 1,953 passing yards as well as holding an average of 177.5 throwing yards per contest, ranking them 116th in the country. The Colorado Buffaloes have an average of 290.0 yards per game, which ranks them 125th in D-1. The Colorado offense has racked up 497 yds of penalties on 56 violations, which has them ranked 105th in D-1 in terms of making mistakes.

Colorado has surrendered a total of 2,558 yards on the ground (232.5 yards per outing) and 34 touchdowns rushing on the campaign. They have allowed 28 touchdowns through the air and 263.4 yards/outing, which has them ranked 111th in the nation. The Buffaloes defense has been on the field for 783 plays, which has them ranked 98th in D-1. The Buffaloes are relinquishing 42.8 points per contest, which puts them 131st in the country. In total, they have conceded 471 total points.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Utes -29

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