College Football Odds: Colorado at West Virginia

Revenge could be on the mind of the West Virginia Mountaineers on Thursday at 7:30pm EST as they host the Colorado Buffaloes for ESPN football. Last year it was Colorado getting a 17-14 overtime win in college football odds as Rodney Stewart rushed for 166 yards. Stewart missed most of the first two games this season with a hamstring injury but was back last week and had 127 yards as Colorado routed Wyoming 24-0. Bet West Virginia -17!

“You definitely get into a rhythm when you get the ball a lot,” Stewart said. “I just wanted to make the most of my chance to carry when it was there.”

College football odds have West Virginia as a 17 point favorite against Colorado at online sportsbooks. It may be too many points considering the Buffs have a healthy Stewart again. “Having a healthy ‘Speedy’ back there is really going to help your chances on offense,” Colorado quarterback Cody Hawkins said, “He brings energy, fun, play-making ability, speed, explosion, swagger and confidence to the field. He’s a great guy for our offense.” Bet Colorado +17!

The Colorado football squad looked poor in college football betting losses to Colorado State and Toledo but seems to have turned the corner with the win over Wyoming. “It turned things around a lot and let us know we had confidence as a team,” Stewart said. “We just want to build on that for our next game.” Stewart will be tested by a West Virginia defense that ranked 14th in the country against the run.

West Virginia is eager to play again since they had a bye last week to think about a 41-30 loss to Auburn. They also have revenge on their mind after losing last year to the Buffs. “I watched that thing this morning and I got sick,” West Virginia coach Bill Stewart said, “I wish I wouldn’t have done that. I watched it at 7:30 in the morning with the offensive staff and I’ve been in a bad mood ever since.”

Colorado football has been a poor underdog in college football odds of late. The Buffaloes are 8-20 ATS in their last 28 games as an underdog. They are also poor on the road as they are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games. West Virginia is not that great either in college football odds as they are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. Looking at the total we see that the Under is 5-1 in the Buffaloes last 6 games in October. The Under is 12-4 in the Buffaloes last 16 non-conference games. The Over is 7-2 in the Mountaineers last 9 games overall.

Fernandez’s College Football Picks: This prime time game for ESPN football on Thursday should be a dandy even though the college football odds suggest that it should be a blow-out. My college football pick for this week 5 match-up on ESPN will be to take the Buffaloes on the road plus the points at Bodog. Vegas odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the West Virginia football squad -17 favorites against Colorado with a betting total of 54 in college football odds.