Head coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes (4-1, 2-0) return home to Boulder looking to move one step closer to bowl eligibility when they host the No. 18 Kansas State Wildcats (4-1, 1-1) on Saturday. Kickoff at Folsom Field is scheduled for 10:15 p.m. ET. The Buffs are coming off a bye in Week 6, but notched a massive 48-21 road win over UCF in their last outing. Shedeur Sanders threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns in the win, while Heisman Trophy candidate Travis Hunter continued to be dominant on both sides of the ball. 

Kansas State was also off last week, but bounced back nicely from their only loss of the season against BYU in Week 4 by defeating Oklahoma State 42-20 in Week 5. CU is 3-2 and KSU is 2-3 against the spread this season.

The Wildcats are 3.5-point favorites in the latest Kansas State vs. Colorado odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 55.5. Kansas State is a -163 (risk $163 to win $100) favorite on the money line, with Colorado listed as a +135 underdog (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). 

Before you make any Colorado vs. Kansas State 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 destroyed the books in college football in 2023, netting a whopping 57.9 units while posting a 107-45-2 record. Anyone who followed his picks finished the season WAY UP!

Now, Kaylor has locked in a confident against-the-spread pick for Colorado vs. Kansas State in their Week 7 Big 12 matchup. 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.

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