Oregon State Beavers vs Colorado State Rams College Football Prediction, 8–26–2017

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Oregon State Beavers vs Colorado State Rams

Saturday, August 26th, 2:30 pm EST

Odds: Colorado State Rams -3.5, 61

The first week of college football is finally here and it features a battle between the host Colorado State Rams and the visiting Oregon State Beavers in NCAAF betting action Saturday. At the time of writing, the Rams are favored by -3.5 points with the Total set at 61.

Our sources indicate that there is some buzz coming out of Fort Collins, CO this summer and the Rams feel they have a good chance to be a sleeper pick out of the Mountain West Conference. CSU won 7 games last season but they did go 4–1 down the stretch to finish the season and clinch a spot in the Idaho Potatoes Bowl vs the Idaho Vandals. Unfortunately for the Rams, they fell short in a 61–50 loss to the Vandals. Starting QB Nick Stevens threw for 445 yards and 5 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in the losing effort. It was a learning experience for the junior quarterback and along with WR Michael Gallup, they will make a dynamic threat that will test the Beavers secondary.

The Rams also return RB Dalyn Dawkins who rushed for 919 yards, 4 TD’s as well as Izzy Matthews who rushed for 734 yards and scored 14 times in 2016.

The Beavers will most likely be the worst team in the PAC 12 North and probably the worst team in the whole conference. Head coach Gary Anderson hopes to have found his QB in Jake Luton. Luton is a transfer from Idaho, who originally played at Ventura Community College and was named an All American. Luton has size at 6’7” and should bring athleticism and leadership to this Beavers offense.

The strength of the team is likely to be the defense. They have good size up front and enough returning players sprinkled around the roster to expect improvement there. They need to be better against the run for sure — 218 YPG allowed last season.

I need to see more of this Beavers team to get a true feel but the Rams have the clear advantage on offense in this matchup. Playing at home is a nice way to open the season and I don’t see the Rams having much trouble with this Oregon State team. I’m taking the Rams -3.5 or -3 if you can grab this line.

Oregon State vs Colorado State Prediction — Colorado State -3.5

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