Head coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes (4-4, 1-4 Pac-12) return to Folsom Field looking to snap a two-game losing streak when they host the No. 16 Oregon State Beavers (6-2, 3-2 Pac-12) on Saturday. Kickoff in Boulder is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. The Buffs are coming off a 28-16 loss to UCLA where quarterback Shedeur Sanders was sacked seven times and Travis Hunter recorded two interceptions. The Beavers are looking to stay alive in the Pac-12 race and rebound from a 27-24 loss to Arizona last week. Oregon State is 4-3, while CU is 4-3-1 against the spread in 2023. Former NFL coach Pat Shurmur is taking over offensive play calling duties for Colorado.

The Beavers are 13-point favorites in the latest Colorado vs. Oregon State odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 59. Oregon State is a -522 (risk $522 to win $100) favorite on the money line, with Colorado listed at +390 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). 

Before you make any Colorado vs. Oregon 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. As a Colorado native, he has his finger on the pulse of the local and national sports scene and has been cashing big on Denver area teams for the last two years. 

Kaylor has been red-hot on his Colorado picks this season, going 15-6 on his best bets in the Buffs' first seven games, including a 5-1 mark in the CU vs. USC game. He's also 40-17-2 on all of his CFB best bets this season so far! Anyone who has followed his picks is WAY UP!

Kaylor knows the Buffs are reeling after getting off to a hot start to the 2023 season. Colorado has lost four of its last five games and needs to win two of its final four to qualify for a bowl game. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders has been sacked 41 times, and the Buffs' defense is allowing 34.9 points per game this season. 

Kaylor, however, also factored in that Oregon State is coming off a highly disappointing loss to an unranked opponent in Arizona. The Beavers have one of the top rushing attacks in the Pac-12, averaging 187.1 yards per game. They will be facing a Colorado defense that gives up 165 yards per game on the ground.

Now, Kaylor has locked in a confident against-the-spread pick for Colorado vs. Oregon State. 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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