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Colorado football's struggles under Deion Sanders face a tough test against surging Houston

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Troy, D. (2026, November 13). Colorado football's struggles under Deion Sanders face a tough test against surging Houston. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-betting/colorado-football-struggles-deion-sanders-tough-test-surging-houston

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This analysis piece evaluates a matchup between the 14th-ranked Houston Cougars and the Colorado Buffaloes to determine a betting edge for the Houston team. Houston enters the game with a 7-2 record and an average winning margin of 11 points, while Colorado has struggled under coach Deion Sanders with a 3-6 record and an average loss margin of 18.6 points. The author argues that while Colorado has been competitive against tough opponents like Utah, Houston's superior momentum and performance metrics make them the stronger choice for a -9.5 point spread.
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Fox NewsThis outlet13 Nov

This analysis piece evaluates a matchup between the 14th-ranked Houston Cougars and the Colorado Buffaloes to determine a betting edge for the Houston team. Houston enters the game with a 7-2 record and an average winning margin of 11 points, while Colorado has struggled under coach Deion Sanders with a 3-6 record and an average loss margin of 18.6 points. The author argues that while Colorado has been competitive…

Colorado football's struggles under Deion Sanders face a tough test against surging Houston (this article)2 articles from Fox News on this story
New York Post13 Nov

This analysis piece examines the upcoming Friday night Big 12 matchup between the No. 14 Houston Cougars and the Colorado Buffaloes. The article highlights that Colorado sits at 3-6 overall and 1-5 in conference play, while Houston holds a 7-2 record with a top-ranked third-down conversion rate and a ground game averaging over five yards per carry. The author argues that while the 9.5-point spread is wide, the most…

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Toronto Star14 Nov

Colorado defeated No. 14 Houston 42-32 on Friday night to secure the program's first top-15 win since 2007. The Buffaloes overcame a 20-7 first-half deficit to score 28 consecutive points, highlighted by 466 total yards including a Sanders-era record of 249 rushing yards. This report focuses on how the victory provides a reprieve for coach Deion Sanders, who currently holds a 20-27 record, as the team looks to…

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Colorado beats No. 14 Houston 42-32 for 1st AP top-15 win
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Who wrote this

David Troy
72 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
Quarterback Conner Weigman played well enough in the game; the team fell just short and couldn't come up with the winning drive.
Teams will still have bye weeks, and the playoff push will be fully underway.
Perhaps that could be considered impressive because they have allowed more shots per game than they've taken.
Their tenacity will set the tone for Michigan State all season.
I was correct that Cooper Flagg would go off, considering the hard foul from the first time the two teams met.
Josh Allen might be playing the best football of his career.
If you are missing two of your top six players, it will be difficult no matter what team you are.
Once this week’s games are over, 50% of the season is done, and we should have a pretty good idea of who will make the postseason and who will not.
One of the two matches between ranked teams happens today, so we know both of them will move up or down the Top-25 list after this, with Arizona taking on Texas Tech.
Florida and Georgia play today, and a win here for Florida would go a long way for its case and probably hurt the Bulldogs quite a bit.
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Topics

Colorado Cougars Houston Texas Tech Utah

Subjects

Colorado ORG · 5× Houston ORG · 5× Utah ORG · 4× Cougars ORG · 2× Sanders PERSON · 2× Texas Tech ORG · 2× College Football ORG · 1× Conner Weigman PERSON · 1× The Houston Cougars ORG · 1× the Big 12 ORG · 1×

Narrative

College Football gets an early start on some great action tonight as we have three football games, and two of the three games feature a top-25-ranked squad taking the field.
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Quarterback Conner Weigman played well enough in the game; the team fell just short and couldn't come up with the winning drive.

Claims (29 extracted, 1 hedged)

College Football gets an early start on some great action tonight as we have three football games, and two of the three games feature a top-25-ranked squad taking the field. asserted
two → get → field
The Friday slate doesn't always feature the higher-ranked teams, but we are treated tonight. asserted
we → feature → teams
I've picked out one of the games to place a wager on. asserted
I → pick → wager
Houston is taking on Colorado tonight, and we have a good chance to make some cash on the game. asserted
we → take → game
The Houston Cougars are 7-2 for the season, and they've been competitive in every game they've played. asserted
they → play → game
In the Texas Tech game, they fell 28-26 on the road. asserted
they → fall → road
Quarterback Conner Weigman played well enough in the game; the team fell just short and couldn't come up with the winning drive. asserted
team → play → drive
Against Utah, again on the road, the team lost 21-13. asserted
team → lose → road
Houston was able to keep Utah from scoring in the first half and held a 13-7 lead going into the fourth quarter. asserted
Houston → keep → quarter
They gave up two touchdowns and lost the game. asserted
They → give → game
The Cougars are ranked 14th in the nation, and another loss would likely eliminate any and all hope of making the College Football Playoff. asserted
loss → rank → Playoff
It may be hard for them to make the postseason bracket anyway. uncertain
them → make → bracket
They haven't beaten a ton of impressive opponents. asserted
They → beat → opponents
They beat Oklahoma State and Cincinnati in two of the past three weeks, but only the Cowboys were ranked. asserted
Cowboys → beat → weeks
It does seem like the Cougars need to have a perfect game for them to beat some of the upper-echelon teams, but they shouldn't have any issues with tonight's opponent. asserted
they → seem → opponent
The Colorado Buffaloes were the talk of the college football world a few years ago when head coach Deion Sanders came into town. asserted
Sanders → come → town
Sanders is a huge personality and brought in the top-ranked prospects into his program. asserted
Sanders → bring → program
His son was the quarterback, and the team had some talented pieces, but nothing that really was a full team. asserted
that → have → pieces
They were competitive enough, but in the two years since Travis Hunter and Shadeur Sanders have left, the Buffaloes have struggled significantly. asserted
Buffaloes → leave → years
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Sanders himself recently said he isn't cutting it. asserted
he → click → it
I have to agree. asserted
I → have → ?
That doesn't mean that this team can't compete. asserted
team → mean → ?
They gave Utah quite a scare with a 27-24 contest, but again, couldn't get the play needed to close the deal. asserted
They → give → deal
Colorado has lost four of their past five games, with the lone win over Kansas State University in overtime. asserted
Colorado → lose → overtime
I do want to give Colorado a bit of credit, at least; this wasn't a very easy schedule. asserted
this → want → credit
Colorado has lost their six games by an average of 18.6 points per game. asserted
Colorado → lose → game
If we take out the anomaly of their 71-point win, they still are beating teams by 11 points. asserted
they → take → points
Colorado has done a solid job of playing better at home, but I don't see Houston taking it easy on them here. asserted
Houston → do → them
I'm taking Houston -9.5. asserted
I → take → -9.5
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