The North Dakota State Bison and Colorado Buffaloes open their seasons at Folsom Field Thursday. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze'BetMGM Sportsbook’s'lines around the North Dakota State vs. Colorado odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
North Dakota State finished last season 11-4 and lost 31-29 in 2 OT to Montana in the FCS semifinals. Its biggest move of the offseason was bringing back Wyoming offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Tim Polasek to take over as coach — Polasek held multiple positions with North Dakota State from 2006-12 and 2014-16.
Colorado went from 1-11 (1-8 Pac-12) in 2022 to 4-8 (1-8) last year in its 1st season with coach Deion Sanders, QB Shedeur Sanders, and WR/CB Travis Hunter. The betting public is hoping that Colorado — now back in the Big 12 — continues trending upward, as the Buffaloes at +15000 (bet $100 to win $15,000) are the 2nd-biggest liability for BetMGM Sportsbook to win the national championship.
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