The Stanford Cardinal and the Colorado Buffaloes meet in week 7 college football action from Folsom Field on Friday night.

Stanford Loses 4th Straight

The Stanford Cardinal took the loss for the 4th time in a row last time out, dropping to 1-4 overall and 0-3 in conference play after a 42-6 beatdown loss to Oregon. Ashton Daniels has thrown for 561 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 60% passing while Justin Lamson has thrown for 413 yards and a pick on 49.2% passing. Casey Filkins has a team-high 197 rushing yards while Benjamin Yurosek has a team-high 15 receptions for 227 yards. Elic Ayomanor has 207 receiving yards while another pair of Stanford receivers have 100+ receiving yards. On defense, Gaethan Bernadel has a team-high 29 total tackles while David Bailey has a team-high 4 sacks.

Stanford Cardinal Team Facts

• Stanford has lost each of its last nine road games against conference opponents.
• Stanford has failed to cover the spread in each of its last nine road games against conference opponents.
• Stanford has won the first quarter in four of its last five games against conference opponents.
• Stanford has lost the first half in eight of its last nine road games against conference opponents.
• Fifteen of Stanford’s last 17 road games in October have gone UNDER the total points line.

Colorado Escapes Arizona State

The Colorado Buffaloes managed to sneak out of Tempe with a 27-24 win over Arizona State to snap their two-game losing streak and improve to 4-2 on the year. Shedeur Sanders has thrown for 2,020 yards, 16 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 72.7% passing while Dylan Edwards and Anthony Hankerson have combined to rush for 431 rushing yards this season. Xavier Weaver leads the Buffs with 43 grabs for 507 yards while Jimmy Horn Jr. has 39 grabs for 376 yards and 4 touchdowns. Michael Harrison leads the trio of Colorado receivers with 200+ receiving yards by logging 4 touchdowns and another three Buffaloes have 100+ receiving yards. On defense, Shilo Sanders and Omarion Cooper each have a team-high 32 total tackles while Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig has a team-high 3 interceptions. Amari McNeill also has 2.5 sacks on the year.

Colorado Buffaloes Team Facts

• The underdog has won each of the last three games between Stanford and Colorado.
• Colorado has failed to cover the spread in six of its last seven games against conference opponents.
• Colorado has lost the first half in each of its last nine games against conference opponents.
• Seven of Colorado’s last eight games as a favorite have gone UNDER the total points line.

Chris’ Pick

I’m looking at Colorado here. I’ve been trying to pick my spots when to back the Buffs and while the big play and quick pace with Stanford can be concerning, the Cardinal got crushed on the road against another high-octane offense when they got blown out by USC. Colorado’s had their moments, but they’ve been able to light up bad defenses this season, especially at home and I think they do that here. I just think the line is a tad light. Give me Colorado here.