Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes continue to dominate the headlines and the handle at sportsbooks heading into the 2024 season.
If anybody assumed the shine would wear off for Coach Prime and Colorado after a 4-8 season, they could not be more wrong, according to the money that's rolling in at the sportsbooks.
Colorado is the biggest liability for BetMGM on bets to make the College Football Playoff and win the Big 12 Conference. The Buffs are the second biggest liability on bets to win the National Championship.
Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders are the two biggest liabilities for BetMGM to win the Heisman Trophy.
The gravitas is still there.
Despite some intriguing games on college football's Week 1 slate — including some ranked matchups between bluebloods — Colorado vs. North Dakota State is the most popular game at sportsbooks for the first week.
At BetMGM, Colorado vs. North Dakota State is the most bet game. Colorado -9.5 is the most bet team and is getting the most handle, and over 59.5 is the most bet over on the college football slate.
Colorado -9.5 is garnering 62% of the bets and accounts for 76% of the handle at BetMGM. The spread opened at 8.5 and has moved to 9.5, with most of the money moving in the direction of Colorado.
The over has received even more money. Over 59.5 is getting 77% of the bets and 91% of the handle at BetMGM.
Colorado is the most polarizing team in college football. Views on how the Buffaloes will do this season are all over the spectrum. One thing is for certain: they are sure to garner lots of attention.
