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Preseason Magazines
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College Football News: “CU will be good, but it won’t make a big push for the Big 12 Championship”
From College Football News …
Best Case Scenario: Colorado reloads fast, life goes on without some of last year’s stars, and it beats Georgia Tech, Wyoming, and BYU at home in a hot September, and pulls off a win over TCU to get off to a 6-0 start.
It splits the road games against Kansas State and Utah, and overcomes an off-day loss to still make the Big 12 Championship.
Worst Case Scenario: Georgia Tech pulls off the win in Boulder, Houston gets a win at home, and BYU comes into town and leaves with a win. All of a sudden, everything is falling apart, and the midsection of at TCU, Iowa State, and at Utah doesn’t help.
The team has six losses going into November and misses out on a bowl game.
Season Prediction: (Feb 4) Colorado will be good, but it won’t make a big push for the Big 12 Championship. It’ll drop at least two of the four Big 12 home games, and two more of the conference road dates. Getting to a bowl game won’t be too much of a problem, but it won’t be the big-step-forward season Deion Sanders and company will want.
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February 9th
FanDuel Over/Under win total puts CU at 6.5 wins
... Vegas had CU’s over/under win total at 3.5 wins for 2023 (CU finished 4-8); and at 5.5 for 2024 (CU finished 9-4) …
From FanDuel via Heartland Sports … The 2025 college football season is months away, but we’re already getting a chance to look ahead and start placing bets on what things are going to look like.
FanDuel has gotten way out ahead of the other sportsbooks and has already provided odds for the national championship winner, conference championship winners, and even some very early Heisman odds.
One of the more intriguing things bettors look for, especially those who follow a specific team, is win totals. Those are starting to trickle out, too, and this week, FanDuel has released 2025 win totals for three Big 12 teams.
The first Big 12 team is Colorado, which is getting a win total of 6.5 games in 2025. The Buffaloes are coming off a 9-4 season in Year 2 under Deion Sanders but lost Heisman winner Travis Hunter and All-Big 12 quarterback Shedeur Sanders to the NFL.
Here’s a look at their opponents in 2025:
Colorado Opponents (2025)
- vs. Georgia Tech (Sat, Aug. 1)
- vs. Delaware (Sat, Sept. 6)
- vs. Wyoming (Sat, Sept. 20)
- vs. Arizona
- vs. Arizona State
- vs. BYU
- vs. Iowa State
- @ Houston
- @ Kansas State
- @ TCU
- @ Utah
- @ West Virginia
Next is Kansas, who gets a win total of 7.5 games. The Jayhawks were among the most disappointing teams in the Big 12 this past season, finishing with a 5-7 record and multiple one-possession losses. However, KU returns Jalon Daniels and hopes to turn things around in 2025.
Here’s a look at their opponents in 2025:
Kansas Opponents (2025)
- vs. Fresno State (Sat, Aug. 23)
- vs. Wagner (Sat, Aug. 30)
- @ Missouri (Sat, Sep. 6)
- @ Arizona
- @ Iowa State
- vs. Utah
- vs. Oklahoma State
- vs. Kansas State
- vs. Cincinnati
- vs. West Virginia
- @ Texas Tech
- @ UCF
The final Big 12 team with a win total available this week is Iowa State, who finished with an 11-3 record and as the Big 12 runner-up in 2024. However, Vegas sees some regression for the Cyclones in 2025, as their win total is just 7.5 games.
Here’s a list of their 2025 opponents:
Iowa State Opponents (2025)
- vs. Kansas State (Sat, Aug. 23)*
- vs. South Dakota (Sat, Aug. 30)
- vs. Iowa State (Sat, Sep. 6)
- @ Arkansas State
- @ Cincinnati
- @ Colorado
- vs. Arizona
- vs. Arizona State
- vs. BYU
- vs. Kansas
- @ Oklahoma State
- @ TCU
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One Reply to “Preseason Magazines”
Can’t really take the prediction seriously, they don’t even have dates listed for 9 of the Buffs games. No consideration of bye weeks, the fact the Buffs have no road games, timing of games, etc… but the fact that dates of each game is released and they haven’t even realized it or taken into consideration of how it could impact the Buffs’ season is pretty sloppy.