BYU Cougars vs Colorado State Rams prediction

The eagle's three picks

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Eagle safe pick

Colorado St +8.5

74% chanceFair price -2791 unit

Note: Safe is the bet most likely to win. Value is where the price pays more than it should. Bold pays more but loses more often. A unit is your normal stake.

Why we think this

1. 1
   What our numbers say

   The model gives Colorado State Rams 54% and BYU Cougars 46%. There are no bookmaker prices yet, so this is our model on its own.

2. 2
   Recent form

   Colorado State Rams won 1 of their last 5 and BYU Cougars won 4 of their last 5. BYU Cougars come in with the better run.

3. 3
   Home and away

   Colorado State Rams won 2 of their last 7 games at home. BYU Cougars won 5 of their last 7 on the road.

4. 4
   Scoring

   Colorado State Rams score 19.5 points a game and let in 29.8. BYU Cougars score 31.3 and let in 20.9. Their recent games average 49.4 and 52.2 points in total.

5. 5
   The safest bet

   Colorado St +8.5 has a 74% chance, the highest of the bets worth taking here.

Note: Every reason here comes from real results and real prices. We do not guess and we do not copy tipsters.

Team records

Last 13 games in all competitions.

Note: W is a win and L a loss. A team with more games at home or away can look better or worse than it is.

Spread and total at every line

Note: A spread gives one team a head start. Colorado St +3.5 wins if Colorado St win or lose by 3 or fewer. If the result lands exactly on the line, your stake comes back.