Colorado vs. Kansas State Prediction 12/24/10 College Football Tips

The Kansas State Wildcats and Colorado Buffaloes meet Saturday night in Week 7 college football action at Folsom Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and identify the best bets for this game. Here is a prediction for Colorado vs. Kansas State.

Review of Kansas State

The Kansas State Wildcats come into this game looking to keep the ball rolling after their bye week and are 4-1 on the year after picking up a 42-20 win over Oklahoma State last time out. After that game, Kansas State will continue on the road for a matchup against West Virginia.

Wildcats that target buffs

Avery Johnson threw for 879 yards, 9 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on a 61.1% passing percentage and also recorded 321 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns, while DJ Giddens leads K-State with 604 rushing yards and Dylan Edwards has 201 rushing yards with two touchdowns touchdowns. Jayce Brown leads Kansas State with 17 receptions for 277 receiving yards, while Keagen Johnson has 14 grabs for 161 receiving yards. On defense, Austin Romaine has a team-high 34 total tackles with two sacks, while Brendan Mott has a team-high 4 sacks. As a unit, Kansas State also has 12 sacks and 4 interceptions on the year.

Why the Kansas State Wildcats will win

• Colorado has lost 15 of its last 16 games against AP ranked teams.
• Kansas State has covered the spread in four of its last five games in October.

Colorado Review

The Colorado Buffaloes come into this game looking to build on their 48-21 win over UCF in their last game before their bye last week to improve to 4-1 on the year. After this game, Colorado will head to a matchup with Arizona.

Buffaloes aim for bowl eligibility

Shedeur Sanders has thrown for 1,630 yards, 14 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on a 70.1% pass rate, while Isaiah Augustave has a team-high 117 rushing yards while Micah Welch has 113 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns. Travis Hunter leads Colorado’s receiving group with 46 receptions for 561 yards and 6 touchdowns, while Jimmy Horn Jr. also has 23 receptions for 327 yards and a touchdown this year. LaJohntay Wester has 260 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns while Will Sheppard also has 247 receiving yards this season. On defense, Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig has 36 total tackles, including 30 solo tackles, while Hunter has two interceptions and Dayon Hayes has two sacks.

Why the Colorado Buffaloes will win

• Colorado has won four of its last five games.
• Kansas State failed to close the lead in each of its last six games in October as a road favorite against teams not ranked in the AP rankings.
• Colorado has covered the spread in each of its last four games against AP ranked teams.

Colorado vs Kansas State Prediction

I’m over here. This is just a case of strength vs. weakness on both sides. Colorado likes to vent, and the weakness of the K-State defense is pass defense. On the other hand, K-State runs the ball very, very well and Colorado’s rush defense is this team’s Achilles heel. I think this game will be a track and field competition, so give me the over.