Colorado vs. UCLA College Football Player Props, Odds: Picks & Predictions

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27 October 2023

Colorado vs. UCLA College Football Player Props, Odds: Picks & Predictions

The UCLA Bruins look to remain in the hunt for an appearance in thePac-12 Championship Game with a win over the Colorado Buffaloes, and we offerour best Colorado vs. UCLA college football player props for Week 9 based onthe best college footballodds.

Colorado (4-3, 1-3 Pac-12) remains one ofthe country's most talked about college football teams - thanks to Coach Prime - despite its three losses. The Buffaloes' three losses have come in the lastfour weeks, and they are looking to snap an 0-6 ATS streak in roadgames against Pac-12 opponents.

UCLA (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12) is 3-0 at home buthas alternated wins and losses over the last four weeks. The Bruins faced threeranked teams in a row in that stretch but do not play another current AP top-25team for four weeks when facing USC.

To accompany our college football Week 9 predictions and college football best bets, here are our best Colorado vs. UCLAcollege football player props for Week 9 (college football odds via our best college football betting sites; pickconfidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

Coloradovs. UCLA college football player props: Week 9

Shedeur Sanders Over 312.5 passing yards (-114 viaFanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐

With as much early season hype asColorado got, quarterback Shedeur Sanders' incredible season - despite shoddyoffensive line play - is still going under the radar.

Sanders has thrown for 2,420 yards(fourth-highest in FBS), with a 21:3 touchdown-to-interception ratio and a 72.3% completion rate.Despite being sacked 34 times, the Buffaloes still throw the ball on 58% oftheir snaps, as their running game ranks outside the top 70 in success rate.

The Buffaloes' long 15-day layoff is the only thing keeping this from being amore confident four-star play, as Sanders has exceeded this total in five ofseven starts and has averaged 310 passing yards with 10 touchdowns to two interceptions in theteam's three losses.

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FanDuel not only charges less juice forthe Over than DraftKings and bet365 (-115 at each shop), but the latter twosportsbooks have a slightly higher total of 316.5 yards.

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Travis Hunter anytime touchdown (+140 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐

Two-way star Travis Hunter missed threegames with a lacerated liver, but his impact was felt immediately in Colorado'slatest loss to Stanford when he caught 13 passes for 140 yards and twotouchdowns. Hunter logged a season-high 167 snaps against the Cardinal, but wewould be much more worried about fatigue if he did not have more than atwo-week layoff.

UCLA may have the conference's bestscoring defense (14.9 points per game allowed) and total defense (282.6 yardsper game allowed), but it is most vulnerable in passing downs success rate,ranking outside the top 60.

The Bruins figure to get plenty of pressure (their24 sacks are one off the conference lead) against Sanders, so look for CoachPrime to devise ways to get the ball out of his son's hands quickly and to givehis best playmaker plenty of opportunities in space.

FanDuel (+115) and Caesars (+126) havemuch shorter odds for Hunter to find the endzone, and we are eschewingDraftKings' +140 odds since that is only limited to receiving touchdowns. Thus,bet365's +140 anytime touchdown scorer odds are the best value and allow us theflexibility for Hunter to score a rare rushing touchdown.

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Ethan Garbers Under 0.5 interceptions (-115 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Bruins head coach Chip Kelly has notrevealed his starting quarterback plans, but all signs point to him namingEthan Garbers the starter after he totaled 291 yards and threw for twotouchdowns in their last game against Stanford.

Garbers gave way to Dante Moore afterthrowing two interceptions in the season opener against Coastal Carolina buttook better care of the football en route to a 90.8 QBR against the Cardinal.

Colorado's defense ranks only 129th in generating pressure and is outside thetop 110 in third-down stop rate, so Garbers should settle into a nice rhythm inthe pocket and play clean football.

This is a four-star play, as Colorado istied for 21st with eight interceptions, but only two of those picks have comeagainst ranked competition.

Caesars and DraftKings have steeper -119and -120 odds, respectively.

Coloradovs. UCLA player props made 10/26/2023 at 8:56 p.m. ET