Baylor at Colorado
Written by Steve Janus - Google +
This Saturday the Baylor Bears will head to Boulder to take on the Colorado Buffaloes in a Big 12 matchup between two teams that are coming off a conference loss last week. The Bears were unable to keep their hot start going, as they fell to Texas Tech 45-38, while the Buffaloes were no match for Missouri, losing 26-0 on the road. Colorado won the last meeting between these two teams in a triple overtime thriller in 2007, but the Bears have won two of the last three, including their last trip to Colorado. If you are thinking about betting on the game this weekend, the current odds have the Bears favored by 1-point on the road over the Buffaloes.
Baylor (4-2, 1-1 Big 12): The Bears just didn’t quite have enough in them to take down the Red Raiders last week, as they had a couple chances late to tie the game and possibly send it into overtime. Baylor accounted for 507 yards of total offense, most of which came from quarterback Robert Griffin, who threw for 384 yards and two scores, while adding another 18 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Kendall Wright also had a big day with 11 catches for 145 yards and a touchdown. Defensively the Bears really struggled in this game, as they gave up 635 yards of total offense, including 462 passing yards to Red Raiders quarterback Taylor Potts.
With the way that Griffin is playing right now the offense looks like it can score with just about anyone, but the defense is going to have to get better if they want to continue to win games in conference play. If the Bears can keep the Buffaloes struggling offense in check this week, I think they will have a great shot at coming away with a pretty easy win.
Colorado (3-2, 0-1 Big 12): Colorado couldn’t get anything going offensively on the road against the Tigers last week, and while they played pretty well defensively it was no where good enough to get the win with the way the offense was playing. The Buffaloes managed just 61 yards on the ground, and starting quarterback Tyler Hansen was pulled near the end of the third quarter in favor of backup Cody Hawkins.
Colorado has been a much different team at home this season, averaging 28 points a game compared to the seven points they have scored in two road games this season. The offense should have a much easier time moving the football against a pretty weak Baylor defense, but the Bears will have to find a way to keep Griffin in check, or this one could get ugly. If the offense struggles this week, I don’t see any way the Buffaloes come out on top.
Looking at the Odds: With Baylor listed as only a 1-point favorite you are pretty much just betting on the team that you think is going to win the game, and with the way the Bears are playing on offense I think your money has to be on the Bears to win. I just don’t think Colorado will be able to do enough offensively to stay in the game. My final score prediction is Baylor 33, Colorado 27.
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