Both Colorado and Kansas State are coming off a bye week and both should be rested. No advantage in that spot. Both teams come into their first Big 12 tussle since 2010 with identical 4-1 records. Both teams lost their only game on the road. K-State 38-9 at BYU and Colorado 28-10 at Nebraska. Both coaches have winning records, but Kansas State Chris Klieman (115-31) has EIGHTY more wins than Coach Prime (35-15).
BetMGM has listed the Colorado vs Kansas State odds with the Buffaloes slated as the +4.5 home dogs and the total coming in at 56.5 points.
Kansas State vs. Colorado odds
Kansas State vs Colorado Matchup Page, Oct. 12, 10:15 pm ET
| Team | Spread | Moneyline | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State Wildcats | -4.5 (-110) | -182 | O56.5 (-110) |
| Colorado Buffaloes | +4.5 (-110) | +150 | U56.5 (-110) |
Odds as of Oct. 8 at BetMGM
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Kansas State vs. Colorado pick - Week 6
Colorado +4.5 (-110)
If you wanna compare quarterbacks, Colorado's Shedeur Sanders is much more tasty than Kansas State's Avery Johnson. Sanders has completed 138 of 197 (70%) for 1,630 yards, with 14 TDs and just 3 INTs. Johnson has completed 77 of 126 (61%) for 879 yards, with 9 TDs and 4 INTs. Advantage Shedeur. Those are the numbers on the field.
Off the field, when it comes to NIL, it's NO CONTEST. Sanders has been cashing HUMUNGOUS NIL checks and owns the highest valuation among all college athletes at $4.7 million. NO ONE else is at $4 million. Sanders also has the keys to a $250,000 Lamborghini Urus, with a Mercedes-Maybach ($175,000) and Corvette Stingray ($60,000) sitting in the garage.
According to collegenetworth.com, Johnson's bank is sitting at $256,000 which ain't bad. Think that Avery drives a 2016 Dodge Charger that probably needs new brakes and an oil change.
If the QBs are dramatically different, so is each teams rushing attack. The visiting Wildcats will run it down your throat, like they did against Oklahoma State last week, gobbling up 300 yards. And the main horse, DJ Giddens, had 187 yards against OK State last week and leads the Big 12 with 604 total yards.
After looking at the Buffaloes work against the run, there are holes to be found. They gave up 157 rushing yards to North Dakota State in the opener, 149 yards to Nebraska, 131 yards to Colorado State, 166 yards to Baylor and 177 yards to UCF.
So while there will be chunks gobbled up on the ground by the Wildcats, this game will be won in the air. I looked at K-State's work against the pass, Shedeur should be smiling from ear to ear. The Wildcats gave up 342 air yards to Tulane, 268 yards to Arizona, 149 yards to BYU, but the Cougars just threw 15 passes, and a gigantic 364 yards last week to the Cowboys from Stillwater.
Bank of Benj is expecting a close contest with multiple points and a last minute FG to decide the game, so we're on the Buffs but don't think it's gonna be a stampede. If the line holds steady at +4.5, then plz buy the hook to +5.
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Kansas State vs. Colorado betting trends
- Kansas State has covered only one of the last seven on the road.
- Colorado has covered six of the last eight as an underdog.
- Colorado has covered the 1st quarter line in four of the last five home games.
