The Colorado Buffaloes are 8-2 straight up and 9-1 against the spread this season. The Buffaloes can remain in control of their destiny in the Pac-12 South with a win at home over the Washington State Cougars.
Washington State vs. Colorado 2016 odds: Buffaloes favored in key matchup
The Colorado Buffaloes host the Washington State Cougars as home betting favorites at the sportsbooks in an important Pac-12 showdown on Saturday.
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Colorado is a 4.5-point home favorite in Boulder at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The visiting team is 5-1 ATS in the last six games between these two teams.
The Buffaloes haven’t been to a bowl game since 2007. In its sixth season in the Pac-12 this year, Colorado had amassed a 14-38 SU record in its previous five seasons with a 7-40 SU record against Pac-12 opponents.
All of that suffering has been flipped on its head this season as the Buffaloes have powered their way to a 6-1 SU and ATS conference record behind a defense that has allowed only 13.7 points per game over the team’s last six games.
After going just 2-8 SU and 4-6 ATS in their previous 10 games at home, the Buffaloes are 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS at home this season, per the OddsShark College Football Database.
Betting Line / Total: Colorado -4.5 / 60.5 Points
Trend: The visiting team is 5-1 ATS in its last six games in this matchup.
Trend: Colorado is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games.
Head coach Mike Leach last season led the Cougars to their first bowl win and their first winning record since 2003, capping off an impressive 9-4 SU and 10-3 ATS campaign. The Cougars looked as if they might take a step backward this season with an 0-2 SU and 1-1 ATS start, but they have since then reeled off eight straight wins, with a 5-3 ATS record.
Washington State is the only team in the Pac-12 that is undefeated in conference play this season, and enters this game with a 12-4 ATS record in its last 16 conference games.
Saturday’s total is set at 60.5 points. The UNDER is 7-2 in Colorado’s last nine games at home.
Not too many people at the beginning of the season would have had Washington State at Colorado circled as a key game in Week 12, yet here we are, as both of these teams lead their respective divisions.
While Colorado needs to win out to hold onto its top spot in the Pac-12 South, Washington State will control its destiny for the Pac-12 North regardless of Saturday’s outcome, as it faces the Washington Huskies next week in the Apple Cup.
Washington State Cougars at Colorado Buffaloes
When: Saturday, Nov. 19, 3:30 p.m. ET
Where: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
