The Colorado Buffaloes host the Baylor Bears this Saturday in the Big 12 opener for both teams. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, with Fox on the broadcast. Colorado is a short home favorite on the point spread in college football Week 4 odds, and the over/under line for the game is at 52.5 points.
Colorado rose to impressive heights last season under new coach Deion Sanders but has not cracked the AP Top 25 Poll this year. The Buffaloes suffered a 28-10 loss to Nebraska in their sole matchup against a Power Four team this season and handled Colorado State and North Dakota State in their wins.
Baylor is a defensive-minded team that used the transfer portal to find some more offensive firepower this offseason. So far this season, the Bears shut down Tarleton State and Air Force in home wins and took a 23-12 loss at Utah in their sole matchup against a Power Four team.
We’re taking a look at some of the player props available for the top names in this matchup below. We also have some Colorado sportsbook promos. If you are located in Texas, check out our Texas sportsbook promotion page.
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Player props for Baylor vs. Colorado
How Shedeur Sanders could get over 302.5 passing yards
Colorado’s offense is a bit one dimensional with almost no running game, which could be great for this passing prop. The Buffaloes are passing at the highest rate (70.1%) in FBS this season, and Sanders has completed 70.2% of his passes while averaging 333 yards per game.
His top receivers, Jimmy Horn Jr. and Travis Hunter, are capable of winning their routes on a routine basis, and Sanders is mobile enough to escape the pocket and buy time, setting up bigger plays down the field.
How Shedeur Sanders could get under 302.5 passing yards
Baylor’s defense has been very good dating back to last season, and that unit is off to a great start in 2024. The Bears shut down lesser teams and also held Utah to just 122 passing yards, as Utes starter Cam Rising left injured in a low-scoring affair.
Head coach Dave Aranda is calling the plays for that defense with a complex array of stunts and pressures designed to fluster opposing quarterbacks. Teams seemed to figure out Sanders and the Buffaloes’ passing attack down the stretch last season, as he failed to reach 300 passing yards in five of his last six appearances.
How Dawson Pendergrass could get over 29.5 rushing yards
While the Bears have three different leading rushers through three games this season, it was Pendergrass who handled a team-high 69 yards on nine carries when they played a Power Four team in Utah. Richard Reese was bottled up to the tune of 1.7 yards per carry in that matchup, so Pendergrass might be better suited for this higher profile matchup.
The 6-foot-2, 218-pound sophomore can pound between the tackles against a Buffaloes team that is a bit undersized up front. Pendergrass only handled four carries for 13 yards in an easy win against Air Force last week, while freshman Bryson Washington led the team with 102 rushing yards. Perhaps Baylor’s coaching staff wanted to give Pendergrass a lighter workload ahead of the team’s Big 12 opener.
How Dawson Pendergrass could get under 29.5 rushing yards
Competition for carries is clearly the biggest threat for Pendergrass in terms of reaching this prop. Reese and Washington are capable of handling the bulk of carries for Baylor if either of them gets the “hot hand” early in the contest.
It’s also possible Pendergrass lacks the athleticism necessary to find running room against a fast Buffaloes defense. Opposing teams aren’t running very often against Colorado, in part because the Buffaloes’ offense tends to put up points in bunches. Pendergrass could find himself lost in the shuffle if this evolves into a shootout.
