It all came crashing back down to earth for Colorado last week. The Buffaloes had been the talk of the college football world with a 3-0 record to start the Deion Sanders era, but the first-year head coach saw his team get blown out by Oregon 42-6. Now they face another tough rest in the form of USC, which is 4-0 and once again has reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams running the offensive show.
Here is my Same Game Parlay for the festivities, which will be televised starting at 12:00 pm ET on FOX. Also be sure to check out our full USC vs Colorado predictions.
One of the benefits of Same Game Parlays, of course, is that you can correlate the plays. That is some of the plan here, as Shadeur Sanders scoring a touchdown would obviously work well with a Colorado cover. At the same time, plays that aren't correlated drive up the overall payout of the parlay. That is the case with backing USC running back MarShawn Lloyd to amass his fair share of rushing yards. But even if that happens, there is no reason why the Buffaloes can't keep this game within 3 touchdowns. Let's break down each of the 3 legs.
Colorado +21.5 (-105)'
Colorado's performance against Oregon was alarming, but it also wasn't entirely unexpected. The Buffaloes were feeling themselves a but following their 3 season-opening victories, but their competition level left them unprepared to face a powerhouse program – especially on the road. Now, the Buffs know what it's like to face the cream of the crop in college football and they get to play this game against USC at home. That's not to say Colorado is going to win outright, but it should put up a much more respectable fight . The Buffaloes seem to be a squad that plays better when there are doubts involved, as they proved everyone wrong by beating TCU as big underdogs in the first week of the 2023 campaign. Meanwhile, USC thoroughly underwhelmed in a 42-28 victory over Arizona State last weekend. It was a one-possession game with 8 minutes remaining.'