{"id":216080,"date":"2025-09-10T17:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/216080\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T17:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:46:12","slug":"colorado-football-vs-houston-picks-predictions-odds-for-week-3-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/216080\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado football vs Houston picks, predictions, odds for Week 3 game"},"content":{"rendered":"

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US LBM Coaches Poll: Oklahoma rises after beating Michigan<\/p>\n

USA TODAY Sports\u2019 Paul Myerberg breaks down the biggest results that shaped this week\u2019s US LBM College Football Coaches Poll.<\/p>\n

Sports Pulse<\/p>\n

The Colorado Buffaloes<\/a> and Houston Cougars<\/a> play on Friday, Sept. 12, at TDECU Stadium in Houston in a game on the college football Week 3 schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Which team will win the college football Week 3 game?<\/p>\n

Check out these college football Week 3 picks<\/a> and college football Week 3 predictions for the Big 12 game, which can be seen at 4:30 p.m. MST on ESPN (stream with FUBO<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Houston is a 5.5-point favorite over Colorado in college football Week 3 odds<\/a> for the game, according to BetMGM Sportsbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Cougars are -220 on the moneyline, while the Buffaloes are +180. The over\/under (point total) for the game is set at 43.5 points.<\/p>\n

College football Week 3 picks:<\/strong> Clemson vs Georgia Tech<\/a> | Wisconsin vs Alabama<\/a> | Georgia vs Tennessee<\/a> | Florida vs LSU<\/a> | Texas A&M vs Notre Dame<\/a> | South Florida vs Miami<\/a> | Pittsburgh vs West Virginia<\/a> | Kansas State vs Arizona<\/a> | Colorado vs Houston<\/a> | Oregon State vs Texas Tech<\/a> | NC State vs Wake Forest<\/a> | Vanderbilt vs South Carolina<\/a> | Arkansas vs Ole Miss<\/a> | USC vs Purdue<\/a> | Oregon vs Northwestern<\/a> | UTEP vs Texas<\/a> | Ohio vs Ohio State<\/a> | Central Michigan vs Michigan<\/a> | Iowa State vs Arkansas State<\/a> | Abilene Christian vs TCU<\/a> | Texas State vs Arizona State<\/a> | Utah vs Wyoming<\/a> | The Republic’s Big 12 score predictions<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch Colorado at Houston on FUBO (free trial)<\/a><\/p>\n

Jeremy Cluff writes: “Coach Prime comes to Houston without Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter and others, but the Buffaloes still have some firepower, particularly on offense.”<\/p>\n

Big 12 football picks, predictions: <\/strong>Who wins Week 3 games?<\/a><\/p>\n

Dimers.com<\/a>: Houston 25, Colorado 20<\/p>\n

It writes: “After extensive simulations, our model gives Colorado a win probability of 37%, while Houston has a win probability of 63%.”<\/p>\n

Big 12 football Week 3 odds: <\/strong>Point spreads, moneylines, over\/unders<\/a><\/p>\n

ESPN<\/a>: Houston has a 57.9% chance to defeat Colorado on Friday<\/p>\n

The site gives the Buffaloes a 42.1% shot at winning the college football Week 3 game against the Cougars on Sept. 12.<\/p>\n

Big 12 football Week 3 schedule: <\/strong>TV channels, how to watch, stream games<\/a><\/p>\n

Bookies.com<\/a>: Bet Colorado with the points vs Houston<\/p>\n

Bill Speros writes: “Coach Prime and the Buffs have shown signs of life in the Post-Shedeur-Travis Hunter Era. The Cougs begin their Big 12 schedule with test on the road. The Buffs find enough holes in Houston’s defense to grab the road win.”<\/p>\n

The site’s formula predicts that the Buffaloes will defeat the Cougars in the Big 12 Conference Week 3 college football game.<\/p>\n

Big 12 football game picks:<\/strong> Arizona<\/a> | Arizona State<\/a> | Baylor<\/a> | BYU<\/a> | Cincinnati<\/a> | Colorado<\/a> | Houston<\/a> | Iowa State<\/a> | Kansas<\/a> | Kansas State<\/a> | Oklahoma State<\/a> | TCU<\/a> | Texas Tech<\/a> | UCF<\/a> | Utah<\/a> | West Virginia<\/a> | Projected Big 12 standings, records<\/a><\/p>\n

Reach Jeremy Cluff\u00a0at\u00a0jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com<\/a>.\u00a0Follow him on X, formerly Twitter\u00a0@Jeremy_Cluff.<\/a><\/p>\n

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