The Air Force Falcons and Colorado Buffaloes square off Saturday in a week 2 college football showdown at Falcon Stadium. The Colorado Buffaloes look for a win after losing their opener to TCU. The Air Force Falcons look for a 2-0 start after beating up on Northern Iowa.
The Colorado Buffaloes have lost their last 5 road games. J.T. Shrout is completing 56.5 percent of his passes for 157 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions. Daniel Arias and Jordyn Tyson have combined for 92 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Chase Sowell has 2 receptions. The Colorado Buffaloes ground game is averaging 113 yards per contest, and Brendon Lewis leads the way with 42 yards on 8 carries. Defensively, Colorado is allowing 38 points and 413 yards per game. Trevor Woods leads the Colorado Buffaloes with 8 tackles, Quinn Perry has 6 tackles and Josh Chandler-Semedo has 6 tackles.
The Air Force Falcons have won 5 of their last 7 home games. Haaziq Daniels is completing 50 percent of his passes for 109 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions. Dane Kinamon and DeAndre Hughes have combined for 102 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while James Bryant has 1 reception. The Air Force Falcons ground game is averaging 582 yards per contest, and Brad Roberts leads the way with 114 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Air Force is allowing 17 points and 405 yards per game. Trey Taylor leads the Air Force Falcons with 8 tackles, TD Blackmon has 1 forced fumble and Camby Goff has 1 interception.
The Buffaloes are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games and 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. MWC. The Falcons are 25-9 ATS in their last 34 non-conference games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Buffaloes last 4 non-conference games. The over is 5-0 in Falcons last 5 games overall.
The Colorado Buffaloes didn’t look good against TCU at home, and their defense looks like it’s going to have serious issues this season. The Air Force Falcons returned a lot of key players from a year ago, and while they didn’t have the toughest opening game, they look like a team that’s in regular season form. Air Force put up crazy offensive numbers, and it’s expected to be rainy, windy weather for this game. That plays right into Air Force and its offensive style. Ground game, ground game, ground game. Thick number, but oddsmakers know what they’re doing here. I’ll lay the chalk with the Falcons.