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Colorado football predictions & picks

Big 12

2026 record: 3-6
Big 12: 16th
PPG: 19.8
Streak: L1
Last 5: Lost 7–29 vs Texas Tech · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 24–27 vs Utah · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 24–57 at Oklahoma State · Sat, Oct 24 Won 27–24 OT vs Kansas State · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 10–20 at Arizona State · Sat, Nov 7

Colorado next game

Wk 11

Colorado vs10:15 PM ET Friday, November 13 Houston

Best pick HOU ML−417 91% confidence See the prediction: Houston at Colorado

Colorado 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Sep 3Sep 3 @Georgia Tech Georgia Tech W14–13 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Weber State Weber St W52–21 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Northwestern Northwestern L7–41 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Baylor Baylor L13–23 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Texas Tech Texas Tech L7–29 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Utah Utah L24–27 UTAH −7.5−256✗ Utah at Colorado prediction

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Oklahoma State Oklahoma St L24–57 OKST ML−625✓ Colorado at Oklahoma St prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Kansas State Kansas St W27–24 OT O 40.5−227✓ Kansas St at Colorado prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Arizona State Arizona St L10–20 ASU +3.5−263✓ Colorado at Arizona St prediction

Wk 11Fri, Nov 13Nov 13 vs Houston Houston 10:15 PM ET HOU ML−417 Houston at Colorado prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 @Cincinnati Cincinnati TBA Pick coming soon

Colorado team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 19.8/ game 123rd

Total yards 385.7/ game 64th

Passing yards 255.4/ game 31st

Rushing yards 130.2/ game 102nd

Third-down conversions 37.4% 92nd

Giveaways 2.0/ game 136th

Time of possession 26:02 136th

Defense

Points allowed 28.3/ game 101st

Yards allowed 377.0/ game 92nd

Passing yards allowed 243.1/ game 115th

Rushing yards allowed 133.9/ game 60th

Takeaways 0.8/ game 120th

Penalties 8.8/ game 133rd

Colorado leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Isaac Wilson 1,412yds 8 TD · 8 INT · 61.7% comp. · 7 games

Rushing Jaquail Smith 384yds 1 TD · 4.7 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Joseph Williams 853yds 58 catches · 6 TD · 9 games

Tackles Gideon Lampron 95 9 games

Sacks Gideon Lampron 5 9 games

Interceptions Naeten Mitchell 1 8 games

Colorado picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

75.0% 3 won · 1 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Big 12 standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Utah Utah 900 9-0 1.000 339147 +192 W9

2 Texas Tech Texas Tech 810 8-1 .889 338217 +121 W2

3 Arizona Arizona 720 7-2 .778 308179 +129 W1

4 Houston Houston 720 7-2 .778 319192 +127 W1

5 BYU BYU 720 7-2 .778 279178 +101 L1

6 Oklahoma State Oklahoma St 630 6-3 .667 395245 +150 W1

7 Baylor Baylor 630 6-3 .667 287153 +134 W2

8 UCF UCF 540 5-4 .556 271234 +37 W1

9 Cincinnati Cincinnati 540 5-4 .556 297265 +32 L2

10 West Virginia West Virginia 540 5-4 .556 335311 +24 L1

11 Arizona State Arizona St 540 5-4 .556 256246 +10 W1

12 TCU TCU 450 4-5 .444 214142 +72 L1

13 Kansas State Kansas St 450 4-5 .444 282241 +41 L3

14 Iowa State Iowa State 450 4-5 .444 263260 +3 L1

15 Kansas Kansas 360 3-6 .333 265223 +42 L2

16 Colorado Colorado 360 3-6 .333 178255 −77 L1

Colorado FAQ

Who does Colorado play next?

Next up for Colorado: home against Houston, Friday, November 13, 10:15 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Colorado’s record this season?

Colorado is 3-6, 16th in the Big 12.

Who leads Colorado in passing yards?

Isaac Wilson, with 1,412 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (8 TD · 8 INT · 61.7% comp. · 7 games).

What is the model’s record picking Colorado games?

Its best pick is 3-1 in Colorado games this season (75.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Big 12 rivals

All teams

Arizona Arizona State BYU Baylor Cincinnati Houston Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma State TCU Texas Tech UCF Utah West Virginia

Colorado this week

Colorado is 3-6, 1-5 in Big 12 play. Its last game was a 20–10 loss to Arizona State on November 7. Its offense averages 19.8 points a game (tied for 123rd in FBS), and its defense allows 28.3 (tied for 101st).

Next up, Colorado hosts Houston on Friday, November 13 at 10:15 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Colorado is a 9.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 51.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Houston vs Colorado prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.