Deion Sanders aims to start his second season as the head coach of Colorado off with a bang when the Buffaloes host North Dakota State at Folsom Field on Thursday. Coach Prime added 55 new scholarship players during the offseason, and has his sights set on guiding the Buffs to bowl eligibility in 2024. CU returns Heisman Trophy candidates Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter. NDSU is a powerhouse at the FCS level, and returns an All-American candidate of its own in quarterback Cam Miller. The Bison are ranked No. 2 in the country in the FCS.
Kickoff in Boulder, Colo. is set for 8 p.m. ET. Colorado is favored by 9.5 points in the latest NDSU vs. Colorado odds, while the over/under is 60.5 points. Before making any Colorado vs. North Dakota State picks, you need to see the Week 1 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 for the last two years.
Kaylor destroyed the books in college football in 2023, netting a whopping 57.9 units while posting a 107-45-2 record. Anyone who followed his picks finished the season way up.
Now, Kaylor has dialed in on Colorado vs. NDSU on Thursday 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 on the spread, money line and over/under for NDSU vs. Colorado:
- North Dakota State vs. Colorado spread: Colorado -9.5
- North Dakota State vs. Colorado over/under: 60.5 points
- North Dakota State vs. Colorado money line: Colorado -365, NDSU +285
- North Dakota State vs. Colorado picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Colorado can cover
Colorado has a legitimate gamechanger at the most important position on the field in senior quarterback Shedeur Sanders. In 2023, Sanders was the most-sacked quarterback in the FBS, but he still managed to throw for 3,230 yards, 27 touchdowns and only three interceptions. He also added four rushing scores.
The Buffs top offseason priority was getting better on the offensive line. All five starters from 2023 are no longer with the program, and Coach Prime added the top offensive tackle recruit in the 2024 class (Jordan Seaton) and several highly coveted transfers. The offensive line will also have a new man leading them in former NFL offensive tackle Phil Loadholt, who was previously an offensive analyst at Oklahoma. See which team to pick here.
Why North Dakota State can cover
The Bison are coming off an 8-3 season in 2023, which is an underwhelming result for a program with NDSU’s standards. Tim Polasek returned to the program to take over as head coach after spending the last three seasons as the offensive coordinator at Wyoming. Polasek was NDSU’s offensive coordinator for its national championship teams in 2014 and 2015, and was an assistant for the 2011 and 2012 championship teams.
Polasek has made reestablishing NDSU image as a tough, physical, and disciplined team a high priority. The Bison return a highly experienced quarterback in Cam Miller. Miller completed 72% of his passes for 2,688 yards, 19 touchdowns and four interceptions. Miller also rushed for 629 yards and 13 touchdowns. See which team to pick here.
How to make North Dakota State vs. Colorado picks
Kaylor has analyzed Colorado vs. North Dakota State 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. North Dakota State on Thursday 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 profited $5,790 for $100 college football bettors in 2023, and find out.
