BYU vs Colorado prediction & betting tips - Dec. 28 - Alamo Bowl

The BYU Cougars will play the Colorado Buffaloes in a Big 12 Showdown in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ABC.

BYU (10-2) ended the year with a 30-18 win over Houston. Colorado (9-3) finished their regular season with a 52-0 victory over Oklahoma State.

BYU vs. Colorado: Preview

The Cougars are a four-point underdog while the over/under is set at 55 points.

BYU nearly made it to the Big 12 championship but the Cougars fell just short. Now, in the Alamo Bowl, BYU has most of its players playing, as the players opting out are as follows:

• Miles Davis, RB (transfer portal)
• Kody Epps, WR (transfer portal)
• Micah Harper, CB (transfer portal)

BYU is led by Jake Retzlaff who has thrown for 2,796 yards, 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. LJ Martin led the team with 630 rushing yards and five touchdowns.

Colorado, meanwhile, will have its impact players playing in the bowl game, including Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter who are expected to be top-five picks.

“Every last one of them are gonna play,” coach Deion Sanders said via USA Today. “We don’t tap out. We don’t sit out. This is a blessing to play this wonderful game. Our kids are gonna play.”

Shedeur, meanwhile, says it will be emotional because it is his final college game, along with his brother Shilo and friend Travis Hunter.

“This is gonna be our last game,” Sanders said. “And you talk about monumental. You talking about something that we started from the youth league. And guess what? It started right here in Texas.”

Colorado's list of players not playing in the Alamo Bowl is as follows:

• Dayon Hayes, EDGE (transfer portal)
• Morgan Pearson, LB (transfer portal)
• Rayyan Buell, DL (transfer portal)
• Walter Taylor III, QB (transfer portal)
• Adonis Forrest, LB (transfer portal)
• Johnny Chaney Jr. (transfer portal)

The Buffs are led by Shedeur Sanders who threw for 3,926 yards, 35 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Meanwhile, Travis Hunter led the team with 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns.

This will be a great game between BYU and Colorado, as both teams are playing their starters for one final game. The Buffaloes and BYU fell short of making the Big 12 Championship Game, but they will look to end the year on a high note.

Ultimately, Colorado's high-powered offense will be too much for BYU's defense as Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter will cement themselves with top-five picks and a big win in the Alamo Bowl.

Prediction: Colorado 31, BYU 21

BYU vs. Colorado: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Colorado -4 (-110)

Tip 2: Colorado ML (-205)

Tip 3: Under 55 points (-112)