2026 College Football Odds: Fade Colorado's Win Total, Back the Bruins

When it comes to college football win totals for next season, there are a couple of squads whose Over/Under I'm considering.

These two teams, though, are trending in different directions.

On one hand, you've got a Colorado team that has its work cut out for itself; on the other is a UCLA team that should be in a good position to succeed.

Here's why I'm fading the Buffs and backing the Bruins.

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Colorado Over/Under 4.5. wins

We're entering the fourth year of Deion Sanders as the head coach of the Buffs, and it’s the third year he's going to coach a team composed mostly of transfer portal players and led by a staff of new coaches. 

This is just unsustainable for any long-term success or for building any continuity within the program. Sanders' team won four games in 2023, then nine in 2024 with the most stable roster he had. 

In 2025, it was back to only three wins.

The most promising player on the Buffs' roster is at the most important position. Quarterback JuJu Lewis showed play-making ability last season as a true freshman. I always feel it’s necessary to add the disclaimer that playing college football as a freshman is difficult. Signs of success like Lewis had overshadowed any typical shakiness that a player in his position might show. 

Colorado returns only four other starters on offense from last season and lost its most talented players to the portal. The Buffaloes hired Brennan Marion to run the offense, and he’s been successful as an offensive coordinator at his various spots. It will be interesting to see if he’s got the