The Oregon Ducks (7-1, 5-0 Pac-12) travel to Boulder to battle the Colorado Buffaloes (1-7, 1-4) Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Oregon vs. Colorado odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Oregon comes into this game ranked No. 8 in the coach's poll and No. 8 in the College Football Playoff rankings initial poll. Colorado is nowhere near a match for the Ducks on the field.
Since the Ducks’ 49-3 loss to Georgia in Week 1, they have averaged 42.3 points per game and run off 7 wins in a row. Even against their stiffest competition, UCLA, they won 45-30 in a game not as close as the score makes it seem.
Colorado was lucky to get a win this season against a Cal team that was overlooking the Buffaloes. In 5 conference games, Colorado has averaged 20 points per game while allowing 37 PPG. The Oregon defense with Noah Sewell and Justin Flowe is nasty and Colorado will be lucky to get to 20 here. With QB Bo Nix having 6 TDs in 2 of his last 3 games, Colorado can only hope to hold Oregon under 37 as well.