College Football Betting Odds - Colorado at #2 Texas

A Big 12 mismatch appears to be in store on ESPN football for Saturday night as the #2 ranked Texas Longhorns host the struggling Colorado Golden Buffaloes with kickoff set for 7:15pm EST. The Longhorns opened as 32-point favorites in college football betting odds with a total of 62. With so much attention given to the top ranked Florida Gators and the rest of the Southeastern Athletic Conference, it is easy for Texas to get lost in the conversation for the national championship.

But make no mistake about it, head coach Mack Brown’s team is loaded on both sides of the line and has an experienced veteran Heisman Trophy candidate at quarterback with Colt McCoy. Texas enters this game with a college football betting record of 4-0 straight up and 1-3 against the spread. They have been double digit favorites in every game so far this season and finally earned their first payout of 2009 in their last game against Texas El Paso with a 64-7 blowout win as 36.5-point home favorites at online sportsbooks. The Longhorns are the top scoring team in the land so far this year while their defense ranks 11th in total yards allowed and 19th overall in points allowed.

McCoy has been as good as advertised with a 71% completion percentage, 1145 yards passing, 9 touchdown passes but also with 5 interceptions. The Colorado Golden Buffaloes are in big trouble for this one as they have a college football betting record of 1-3 straight up and 2-1 against the spread. Colorado is coming off a 24-35 Thursday night loss last week at West Virginia but did get the money as 16.5-point underdogs in college football odds. Gamblers have been alarmed at how outmanned Colorado has looked in games this year. Forth year head coach Dan Hawkins has not recruited top shelf skill athletes and its showing in their games.

When Toledo clobbered Colorado with ease 54-38 the weaknesses of the Colorado lineup were fully exposed. Another problem has been Hawkins’ son Cody, the Colorado quarterback who has completed under 53% of his passes with an even 7/7 split on TD’s and interceptions. Texas has gotten the cash in 6 out of their last 7 games against the Buffs in college football betting odds.

Whitmore's College Football Picks: Every time I bet against Texas when facing a point-spread larger than 30-points, they always win! So my college football pick for this game, which I have learned from experience, will be to take Texas laying the points. Vegas odds at Caesars sportsbook have Texas -33 in week 6 college football betting odds against Colorado with no betting total.