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“I’m sad about this because I think college football was more interesting when Colorado had Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter and Deion was fresh, but they crashed last year. Three and nine, five game losing streak they’re currently on. Seems like there’s a lot of things. Dion’s health, that kind of thing. I don’t know, man. This seems to be headed in a bad direction. And as importantly, I guess it’s not interesting anymore.”
College Football gets an early start on some great action tonight as we have three football games, and two of the three games feature a top-25-ranked squad taking the field. The Friday slate doesn’t always feature the higher-ranked teams, but we are treated tonight. I’ve picked out one of the games to place a wager on. Houston is taking on Colorado tonight, and we have a good chance to make some cash on the game.
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The Houston Cougars are 7-2 for the season, and they’ve been competitive in every game they’ve played. Their two losses were to two of the other best teams in the Big 12, against Texas Tech and Utah. In the Texas Tech game, they fell 28-26 on the road. Quarterback Conner Weigman played well enough in the game; the team fell just short and couldn’t come up with the winning drive. Against Utah, again on the road, the team lost 21-13. Houston was able to keep Utah from scoring in the first half and held a 13-7 lead going into the fourth quarter. They gave up two touchdowns and lost the game.
Houston’s Conner Weigman monster second half in which he had three rushing touchdowns helped the Cougars pull of a come-from-behind win. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
The Cougars are ranked 14th in the nation, and another loss would likely eliminate any and all hope of making the College Football Playoff. It may be hard for them to make the postseason bracket anyway. They haven’t beaten a ton of impressive opponents. They beat Oklahoma State and Cincinnati in two of the past three weeks, but only the Cowboys were ranked. It does seem like the Cougars need to have a perfect game for them to beat some of the upper-echelon teams, but they shouldn’t have any issues with tonight’s opponent.
The Colorado Buffaloes were the talk of the college football world a few years ago when head coach Deion Sanders came into town. Sanders is a huge personality and brought in the top-ranked prospects into his program. His son was the quarterback, and the team had some talented pieces, but nothing that really was a full team. They were competitive enough, but in the two years since Travis Hunter and Shadeur Sanders have left, the Buffaloes have struggled significantly.
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Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders walks onto the field during the spring game at Folsom Field on April 19, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado. (Isaiah J. Downing/Imagn Images)
Sanders himself recently said he isn’t cutting it. I have to agree. The team is 3-6 for the season, and they are 1-5 in Big 12 play. That doesn’t mean that this team can’t compete. They gave Utah quite a scare with a 27-24 contest, but again, couldn’t get the play needed to close the deal. Colorado has lost four of their past five games, with the lone win over Kansas State University in overtime. I do want to give Colorado a bit of credit, at least; this wasn’t a very easy schedule.
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The Houston Cougars hosted the UCF Knights on Saturday, but the only thing anyone was talking aobut just before kickoff was the lackluster turnout. (Photo by Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Colorado has lost their six games by an average of 18.6 points per game. In fact, only one loss has been by seven points or fewer. Houston’s wins have been by an average of 19.6 points per game. If we take out the anomaly of their 71-point win, they still are beating teams by 11 points. Colorado has done a solid job of playing better at home, but I don’t see Houston taking it easy on them here. I’m taking Houston -9.5.
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