Deion Sanders at the Colorado Buffaloes (5-2, 3-1) have a chance to clinch bowl eligibility when they host the Cincinnati Bearcats (5-2, 3-1) on Saturday at Folsom Field in Boulder. The Buffs are coming off an impressive 34-7 road win over the Arizona Wildcats. Travis Hunter continued to excel on both sides of the ball and Shedeur Sanders threw two touchdown passes, giving him the Big 12 lead in that category. The Bearcats have won two straight and are coming off a 24-14 win over Arizona State. Cincinnati is 4-2-1 and Colorado is 5-2 against the spread in 2024.
Kickoff in Boulder, Colo., is at 10:15 p.m. ET. The Buffs are 6.5-point favorites in the latest Colorado vs. Cincinnati odds via SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 57 points. Before making any Cincinnati vs. Colorado picks, you need to see the Week 9 college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's Jimmie Kaylor.
Kaylor is an 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 on sports betting apps for the last two years.
Kaylor has destroyed the sportsbooks in college football the last two seasons, netting a whopping 63.8 units while posting a 178-107-2 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 dialed in on Colorado vs. Cincinnati on Saturday and just revealed his picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are the college football odds and college football betting lines for Cincinnati vs. Colorado:
- Colorado vs. Cincinnati spread: Colorado -5.5
- Colorado vs. Cincinnati over/under: 57 points
- Colorado vs. Cincinnati money line: Colorado -244, Cincinnati +197
- Colorado vs. Cincinnati picks: See picks at SportsLine
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Why Cincinnati can cover
The Bearcats have one of the best pass rushes in the Big 12. Cincinnati has recorded 17 sacks as a team this season, with linebacker Jared Bartlett (4.5) and defensive end Eric Phillips (4.0) leading the way. Colorado's offensive line has improved this season, but the Bearcats could have a noticeable advantage on the line of scrimmage.
Quarterback Brendan Sorsby has played well in his first season with the program. The sophomore transfer from Indiana has thrown for 1,928 yards, 13 touchdowns, and four interceptions, and rushed for 96 yards and six scores. Sorsby ranks second in the Big 12 in quarterback rating (152.1), trailing only Shedeur Sanders (161.6). See which team to pick here.
Why Colorado can cover
The Buffs have improved immensely in year two under Coach Prime. With a win on Saturday, the Buffs will clinch bowl eligibility and will have gone over their projected preseason win total (5.5). On top of that, the Buffs are in the thick of the Big 12 race, and control their own destiny when it comes to qualifying for the conference championship game.
Shedeur Sanders has made a strong case for being the best quarterback in the country. Sanders enters this week with 2,268 passing yards, 19 touchdown passes and six interceptions. Hunter is widely considered to be the best all-around player in college football and is one of the top contenders to win the 2024 Heisman Trophy. See which team to pick here.
How to make Cincinnati vs. Colorado picks
Kaylor has analyzed Colorado vs. Cincinnati from every angle and he's leaning Under on the point total. He has also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He's only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine.
So who wins Colorado vs. Cincinnati on Saturday in Boulder, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must back? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the expert who has profited $6,380 for $100 college football bettors since Week 1 of the 2023 season, and find out.
