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Kansas State Wildcats vs Colorado Buffaloes prediction

College football · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 2:00 PM ET · Folsom Field · TNT

Result

Final: Kansas State Wildcats 24, Colorado Buffaloes 27 (Colorado Buffaloes won). Mel’s pick (Colorado Buffaloes win 57% of the time) was right.

Mel’s pick

Colorado Buffaloes win 57% of the time in Mel’s Playbook’s default simulation of this game, saved before it started.

Projected score

Kansas State Wildcats 22, Colorado Buffaloes 25. 30% of the simulations finished as one-score games.

Mel vs the betting line

Mel’s margin (Colorado Buffaloes by about 2.3) is close to the line (Colorado Buffaloes −3), so there’s no real lean against the spread.

The total is 46.5; Mel’s projected 47.2 is right around it.

Recent form

Kansas State Wildcats (4-3) scored 25 and allowed 27.6 points a game over their last 5.

Colorado Buffaloes (2-5) scored 15 and allowed 35.4 points a game over their last 5.

Based on this season’s stats, injuries, rest, travel and the betting market. Updated Oct 31, 12:28 PM ET.

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