Head coach Deion Sanders and the No. 23 Colorado Buffaloes are set to make their first bowl game appearance since the Covid-shortened 2020 season when they take on the No. 17 BYU Cougars in the 2024 Alamo Bowl on Saturday. The Buffs, led by Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year Shedeur Sanders, had an outstanding season in their first year back in the Big 12, going 9-3 overall and 7-2 in conference play. The Cougars, who climbed as high as No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings this season, finished the regular season with a 10-2 overall record and a 7-2 record in Big 12 games. 

Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio. The Buffs are 3-point favorites in the latest Colorado vs. BYU odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 55.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). 

Before you make any Colorado vs. BYU picks or any other college football predictions, you NEED to see which side proven SportsLine expert Jimmie Kaylor is on. 

Kaylor is a NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big for the last two years. 

Kaylor has destroyed the sportsbooks in college football the last two seasons, posting a 232-150-7 record since Week 1 of the 2023 season. His 2024 college football futures picks included Travis Hunter winning the Heisman at 40-1 odds, bringing his net profit up to a whopping 112.07 units ($11,206.50 for a $100 bettor) since joining SportsLine as an expert in 2023.

All of his picks have been featured on his SportsLine expert page or in his weekly bylined articles. Anyone who followed his picks is WAY UP!

Now, Kaylor has locked in a confident against-the-spread pick for Colorado vs. BYU in their Alamo Bowl matchup in San Antonio. We can tell you he's leaning Over on the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

Who wins Colorado vs. BYU in their Alamo Bowl matchup in San Antonio on Saturday, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the expert who is 232-150-7, returning $11,207 for $100 bettors, betting on college football since Week 1 of the 2023 season, and find out!

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