Colorado vs Nebraska Prediction College Football Picks 9/7/24

The Colorado Buffaloes and Nebraska Cornhuskers meet Saturday in week 2 college football action at Memorial Stadium. Here’s a Colorado vs Nebraska Prediction. This article will include a Colorado vs Nebraska Pick.

Colorado Buffaloes Betting Preview

The Colorado Buffaloes escaped North Dakota State in their opener and play Colorado State and Baylor next. Colorado looks for back-to-back 2-0 starts to the season. Shedeur Sanders is completing 76.5 percent of his passes for 445 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Jimmy Horn Jr. and Travis Hunter have combined for 330 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns, while LaJohntay Wester has 5 receptions. The Colorado Buffaloes ground game is averaging 59 yards per contest, and Dallan Hayden leads the way with 20 yards on 9 carries. Defensively, Colorado is allowing 26 points and 449 yards per game. Trevor Woods leads the Colorado Buffaloes with 10 tackles, Chidozie Nwankwo has 1 sack and Preston Hodge has 1 pass deflection.

Nebraska Cornhuskers Betting Preview

The Nebraska Cornhuskers smoked UTEP opening week and play Northern Iowa and Illinois next. Nebraska looks for its first 2-0 start since the 2016 season. Dylan Raiola is completing 70.4 percent of his passes for 238 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Isaiah Neyor and Jahmal Banks have combined for 182 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Janiran Bonner has 3 receptions. The Nebraska Cornhuskers ground game is averaging 223 yards per contest, and Emmett Johnson leads the way with 71 yards on 8 carries. Defensively, Nebraska is allowing 7 points and 205 yards per game. Malcolm Hartzog Jr. leads the Nebraska Cornhuskers with 5 tackles, Mason Goldman has 1 sack and Rahmir Stewart has 1 interception.

Why the Nebraska Cornhuskers will win

• Colorado has lost 15 of its last 17 road games.
• The favorite has won each of Colorado’s last six games.
• Colorado has failed to cover the spread in nine of its last 10 road games against non-AP-ranked teams.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Colorado’s last five road openers as an underdog has gone OVER the total points line.
• Five of Nebraska’s last six games as a home favorite have gone UNDER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

• Nebraska ranks T1st among FBS teams for Q4 opponent points per game this season (0.0).
• Nebraska ranks T1st among FBS teams for H2 opponent points per game this season (0.0).
• Colorado ranks T1st among FBS teams for Q3 win percentage this season (1.000).
• Colorado ranks T1st among FBS teams for Q4 win percentage this season (1.000).

Colorado vs Nebraska Prediction

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are the more complete team and should be favored at home. The Colorado Buffaloes still look awful on the offensive line and shaky defensively. I’m also not a big believer in Deion Sanders winning on the big stage. I get all the criticisms. However, this is a lot of points to give a Colorado team that can score points by the boatload and has three high-level players Shedeur Sanders, Jimmy Horn Jr., and Travis Hunter. Also, despite the ugly finish to the season, Colorado was 6-1 ATS last season when underdogs of 7 or more points. Of course, the season opener against TCU was an outright winner. Nebraska may win, but I’m going to grab the points with Colorado on the road.