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Colorado Buffaloes vs Oklahoma State Cowboys prediction

College football · Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET · Boone Pickens Stadium · FS1

Result

Final: Colorado Buffaloes 24, Oklahoma State Cowboys 57 (Oklahoma State Cowboys won). Mel’s pick (Oklahoma State Cowboys win 87% of the time) was right. Against the spread, Mel’s lean was right. On the total, Mel’s lean was right.

Mel’s pick

Oklahoma State Cowboys win 87% of the time in Mel’s Playbook’s default simulation of this game, saved before it started.

Projected score

Colorado Buffaloes 21, Oklahoma State Cowboys 35. 13% of the simulations finished as one-score games.

Mel vs the betting line

Vegas has Oklahoma State Cowboys −13.5. Mel projects Oklahoma State Cowboys by 14.8, so the simulation leans Oklahoma State Cowboys -13.5 against the spread.

The total is 54.5; Mel projects 56 points, a lean to the over.

Recent form

Colorado Buffaloes (2-4) scored 20.6 and allowed 28.2 points a game over their last 5.

Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-2) scored 42.6 and allowed 23.6 points a game over their last 5.

Based on this season’s stats, injuries, rest, travel and the betting market. Updated Oct 24, 5:28 PM ET.

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