The Oregon State Beavers (5-2) take on a familiar opponent when they host the Colorado Buffaloes (1-5) on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Reser Stadium in a Pac-12 clash.
The Beavers faced the Washington State Cougars in their most recent game, winning 24-10. The Buffaloes are coming off of a victory over the California Golden Bears by the score of 20-13. In that matchup with the Cougars, Ben Gulbranson had 141 yards on 12-of-24 passing (50.0%) for the Beavers, with one touchdown and one interception. Damien Martinez carried the ball 16 times for 111 yards (6.9 yards per carry). Jack Velling totaled four receptions for 63 yards (averaging 15.8 per catch) against the Cougars. Owen McCown threw for 104 yards for the Buffs against the Golden Bears, going 13-for-21 (61.9%) with no touchdowns and one interception. Deion Smith carried the ball 12 times for 48 yards (4.0 yards per attempt). In the passing game, he added four catches for 17 yards. Montana Lemonious-Craig recorded eight catches for 119 yards (on eight targets), with one touchdown.
The Beavers are 24-point favorites against the Buffaloes. The over/under is 50 points.
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