Colorado vs Missouri – College Football Betting Tips

The number 22-ranked Missouri Tigers play host to the Colorado Buffaloes this weekend in Columbus, Missouri. This could be the last meeting between these Big 12 rivals as the Buffaloes are moving to the Pac-10 conference at the end of the season.

Let’s look at the teams, the lines and some college football betting tips and then make a prediction on this clash.

The college football odds makers have set the Tigers as -12-point favorites. The game total is set at 52 points.

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NCAAF Betting Lines
October 9, 2010

Colorado Buffaloes +12 -110

Missouri Tigers -12 -110

Game Total 52

Location: Faurot Field – Columbia Missouri

Game Time: 7:00pm

TV: FSN

College Football Betting Tips – The Buffaloes are 5-1 ATS in their past six games.

The Colorado Buffaloes are 3-1 on the season with wins over Colorado State, Hawaii and Georgia. All are ATS wins, including the Bulldogs game where they came in as 4½-point underdogs. Their only setback this season was a 52-7 shellacking by the Cal Golden Bears.

Colorado has the 85th ranked scoring offense in the nation and sits second to last in the Big 12 by scoring only 22.8 points a game.

Other than the aforementioned 52 points given up to Cal, they’ve done enough defensively to make up for the offenses lack of production. They rank 18th against the run where they allow just 100.8 yards a game. Those numbers are skewed by the 229 rushing yards they gave up to Georgia last weekend.

College Football Betting Tips – The Tigers are 2-8 in their past 10 conference games.

Things fall apart against the pass where they are allowing 236 yards to opponents on the season, which will lead to trouble against the Tigers this Saturday.

The Tigers are 4-0 this season and it’s a result of excellent play on both sides of the ball. They are scoring 37.8 points a game and allowing just 14.

Starting quarterback Blaine Gabbert is completing 68.2% of his passes for 1039 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions.

Gabbert’s top target, Henry Josey has caught 37 for 394 yards and four touchdowns. Gabbert has two other receivers with over 100 yards a game.

College Football Betting Tips – Over is 4-1 in the Tigers and the Buffaloes past five conference games.

If you were to point to one area of the defense that’s a step ahead of the rest is their ability to force turnovers. The Tigers have 8 interceptions and 13 total takeaways in four games this season. Opponents have only scored three passing touchdowns this season.

College Football Betting Tips – The favorite is 5-0 ATS in the past five head-to-head meetings.

The Buffaloes are going to get a rude send off in their final Big 12 game against the Tigers. The Tigers offense should take advantage of the Colorado secondary for several passing TDs. Take the Tigers to cover the -12 points.

NCAAF Betting Pick: Missouri Tigers -12

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