Weber State at Colorado

Colorado escaped Atlanta with a 14-13 defensive struggle to open the year, but that game says almost nothing about what's coming to Folsom Field this afternoon. The opponent has changed entirely. Weber State has been in two shootouts to start Eric Kjar's tenure, outlasting Northern Colorado 30-29 and then getting outscored 47-42 by Southern Utah, with the Wildcats' defense unable to get consistent stops in either one. That's a unit that has allowed 29 and 47 points against Big Sky competition, and it's walking into a significant step up in class against a Colorado offense that had to grind out points in Week 1 and should find far more room against an FCS front. Brennan Marion's attack gets its first look at Folsom Field, and Weber State's own tendency to trade scores means this isn't a case where Colorado simply sits on a lead and runs the clock. The Wildcats have shown they'll keep throwing and keep giving up chunks defensively, which is exactly the combination that pushes a total past the posted number in a lopsided FBS-FCS matchup. My read on this spot makes the OVER the play, and we're leaning on both sides of the ball to cooperate today. Take the OVER this afternoon.