The Colorado Hype Continues: Bettors Flock to Buffs vs. North Dakota St.
The Buff’s 3-0 start last year, along with the insane hype from the likes of Gus Johnson, set up bettors for a massive fall as Colorado finished the season losing 8 of 9 games.
Once again the hype train is running strong as “Joe 6-pack” is blindly backing Coach Prime and the Buffs in the season-opening matchup against North Dakota State.
Just to set the stage appropriately here, Colorado is behind 10 teams to win the BIG 12 Conference according to the latest college football betting odds on DraftKings.
The Buffs at +2800 odds, are the 2nd most bet-on team to win the BIG 12 Conference on DraftKings. That is ridiculous!
Make sure to read the previous two sentences again before viewing the CFB public betting data for the Buffs vs. N. Nakota State on Thursday night 8/29/24.
🚨UPDATED THURSDAY AUGUST 29 🚨
📍BETMGM
💰Colorado opened -8.5, now -10
🔸 57% of bets, 69% of money on Colorado
📊 Total opened 58.5, now 60.5
🔸67% of bets, 70% of money on Over
📍 DRAFTKINGS
💰Colorado opened -7.5, now -9.5
🔸 68% of bets, 69% of money on Colorado
📊 Total opened 58, now 61
🔸61% of bets, 65% of money on Over
📍 PIKKIT
💰 Spread Bets:
🔸48.6% of tickets on Buffs
🔸60.3% of money on Buffs
📊 Totals
🔸74.6% of tickets on Over
🔸77.2% of money on Over
From one oddsmaker: “Colorado is one of the more heavily bet games at some shops, but not here. We’ve taken some Colorado money, but it’s not a big decision at this point.”
Buffs Seeing 82% of the Action Versus N. Dakota State
The Buffs opened as 7-point chalk back in May. Since then the line has increased to -9.5 points, with bettors leaning heavily on the Buffs.
DraftKings Sportsbook currently has 82% of the overall spread bet handle on Colorado and 78% of bet tickets for this game on the Buffs as well. If you are into fading public action, NDSU should be your CFB upset pick on Thursday night.
Pikkit Users Back Colorado At a 79% Clip
Pikkit has quickly become one of our favorite apps to monitor the activity of public bets. Similar to DK, Pikkit users are wagering on Colorado at a 79% clip, along with a strong lean to the OVER with 83% of bets supporting a high-scoring tilt with N. Dakota State.
