The Colorado Buffaloes are on the road to play the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday, November 23 at 3:30 p.m. ET. The game can be seen on FOX.
Colorado (8-2, 6-1 Big 12) is coming off a 49-24 win over Utah while Kansas (4-6, 3-4 Big 12) is riding on the back of a 17-13 win over BYU.
Colorado vs Kansas: Preview
Colorado is a three-point favorite to defeat Kansas on Saturday while the over/under is set at 59.5 points.
The Buffaloes are coming off a big win over Utah as Colorado controls its own destiny to win the Big 12 and perhaps get into the college football playoff.
“We haven’t even put it all together yet,” Sanders said after the win against Utah, via USA Today. “Like we haven’t even played our best game. That should be in itself scary. Like man, when I said, `We comin,’ we still coming. We never stopped coming. We are coming, and we ain’t nearly there yet.”
However, Colorado still needs to win to cement itself as a playoff contender. The Buffaloes are led by Shedeur Sanders who's thrown for 3,222 yards, 27 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions. Travis Hunter has 911 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns.
Defensively, the Buffaloes are led by Hunter who has 3 interceptions, BJ Green II has 5.5 sacks, and Nikhail Hill-Green has 73 tackles.
Kansas, meanwhile, has been playing great football lately, as the Jayhawks beat Iowa State and BYU to derail their playoff hopes. They are now looking to derail the Buffaloes' playoff hopes.
“They're a very talented team. They're playing with a lot of confidence, again, in all three phases,” coach Lance Leipold said about Colorado, via SI. “They've been highly productive. And he's got himself a really good football team with a chance to play a lot of football yet.”
The Jayhawks are led by Jalon Daniels who's thrown for 1,985 yards, 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Devin Neal has rushed for 926 yards and 12 touchdowns, while Luke Grimm has 583 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns.
Kansas is led by Mello Dotson who has five interceptions, Dean Miller and Jereme Robinson have 5.5 sacks, and JB Brown has 63 tackles.
The Jayhawks are playing great as of late, as this should be a very close game. But, Colorado appears to be the real deal as the Buffaloes should be able to get a big win here to keep its playoff hopes alive.
Prediction: Colorado 34, Kansas 33
Colorado vs Kansas: Betting Tips
Tip 1: Colorado ML (-142)
Tip 2: Kansas +3 (-115)
Tip 3: Over 59.5 points (-110)
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