Colorado vs. Oregon Prediction, Odds, Spread and Over/Under for College Football Week 9

The Colorado Buffaloes hit the road to face the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium in Eugene for some Week 9 Pac-12 action. 

The Buffaloes have struggled a bit this season, entering this game with a 2-5 record and sitting in fifth place in the Pac-12 South. Their last game was a brutal loss at the hands of California that, if not for a single field goal, would have been the Buffaloes’ third shutout of the season and second in two weeks. Even worse, Colorado has covered just one game in the last five weeks and twice all season. The Buffaloes were eight-point underdogs against California and lost by 23. 

Oregon, the No. 7 ranked team in the nation, is coming off a win at UCLA after beating California the week before 24-17. The game was closer than it should have been and, remember, Cal, smoked Colorado. Oregon’s lone loss came in Week 6 at the hands of the Stanford Cardinal 31-24. Despite having a far more successful season in the win column, Oregon is just 2-6 ATS on the season. 

Here are the odds for this Week 9 Pac-12 showdown, courtesy of WynnBET Sportsbook.

Colorado vs. Oregon Odds, Spread and Over/Under

Spread:

• Colorado: +27.5 (-110)

• Oregon: -27.5  (-110)

Moneyline:

• Colorado: +1100

• Oregon: -2500

Total:

• 49.0 (Over -110/Under -110)

Colorado vs. Oregon Betting Trends

• Colorado is 1-4 ATS in its last five games. 
• The UNDER is 5-2 in Colorado’s last 7 games. 
• Colorado is 1-7 ATS in its last eight games against Oregon. 
• The UNDER is 7-3 in Oregon’s last 10 games. 
• Oregon is 0-5 ATS in its last five home games. 

Colorado vs. Oregon Prediction and Pick

While the Ducks are still a contender for a playoff spot, that was almost not the case after Week 8. Despite their seven-point win over UCLA, Oregon was cruising with a 17-point lead and nearly blew it in the end. The Ducks were saved by an interception as UCLA was driving in the last minute of the game. 

Other than the near-meltdown by Oregon’s defense, the other big story of the day was the odd stat lines for some of the offensive players.

Quarterback Anthony Brown passed for a season-high 296 yards, but with no touchdowns and two interceptions. Not the best, but, Brown added 85 yards on the ground and a TD. Oregon’s main weapon on offense is Travis Dye. The junior running back had four rushing touchdowns last week but only 35 yards rushing on 14 attempts. 

This highlights a problem with this team moving forward in my opinion. The players they have at skill positions are very inconsistent and provide wonky stat lines on a near-weekly basis. It's especially concerning that a lead running back on a top-10 team that has less than 600-yards on the year. And while he has eight touchdowns, four of those came last week.

This leads me to be wary of trusting this offense to cover a 27-point spread, albeit against a much weaker team. I am also unsure of how effective Colorado’s offense will be against this defense.

When I feel untrusting of both teams that means a bet on the total usually. This game will be no different. After being shut out twice and almost again last week, I think the Colorado offense is weak. I think this game is a bit of a letdown on the scoreboard and falls under the total of 49.0. 

Prediction: Colorado vs Oregon UNDER 49.0 (-110)