Head coach Deion Sanders and the No. 17 Colorado Buffaloes (7-2, 5-1) look to keep pace in the Big 12 standings when they return home to Folsom Field to host the Utah Utes (4-5, 1-5) on Saturday. Kickoff in Boulder, Colo. is scheduled for Noon ET. The Buffs are coming off an impressive 41-27 road win over Texas Tech. Shedeur Sanders threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns in the win. Heisman Trophy candidate Travis Hunter continues to excel on both sides of the ball and caught nine passes for 99 yards and a touchdown against the Red Raiders. Utah is looking to salvage what's left of a disappointing season and move one step closer to bowl eligibility. The Utes lost to in-state rival BYU 22-21 in their last outing. CU is 7-2 and Utah is 3-6 against the spread this season. 

The Buffs are favored by 11.5 points in the latest Utah vs. Colorado odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 46.5. Colorado is a -450 (risk $450 to win $100) favorite on the money line, with Texas Tech listed as a +339 underdog (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). 

Before you make any Colorado vs. Utah 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, netting a whopping 71.04 units while posting a 203-124-5 record since Week 1 of the 2023 season. 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. Utah in their Week 12 Big 12 matchup in Boulder. 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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