RIVER CITY SHARPS
Minnesota at Colorado State
Minnesota was one of the teams that looked impressive in defeat as they held their own with second ranked TCU, while Colorado State rolled to an easy 65-13 win over outmanned Savannah State. Rams first year coach Mike Bobo was able to see a lot of the reserves in this game, which will help as a fast improving Big 10 team comes to Fort Collins. Not much can be read into the Rams win, but the Gophers are feeling good about themselves as they were able to hang with TCU for most of that game and generated 341 yards of offense and 18 first downs. Colorado State has proven to be a very tough customer against the number, especially over the last three seasons. The Rams are 19-9 ATS over the past three seasons and 10-1 in their last 11 games vs. non-conference teams. Hughes Stadium has proven to be a difficult place to play for the visitors and we think you will see more of the same on Saturday. The Rams return 15 starters from LY’s 10-3 squad and do have their big rivalry game on tap next week with Colorado, but we don’t think they will be looking past a visit from a quality Big 10 team. In the end, we believe the home field and the high octane offense of the Rams is going to get it done and we are calling for the outright upset. That said, we are going to recommend the Rams plus the points in this spot. The Sharps say…
3 Units – Colorado State (+5)