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Colorado vs Baylor

Colorado visit Baylor in Week 4. The model favors Baylor by 10.4. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
26%
74%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · September 23 · refreshed weekly

The model and the market sit almost on top of each other. SP+ makes Baylor a 74% favorite by 10.4 points, the consensus line reads Baylor -10 with a 55.5 total and 73% implied, and the ProphetX exchange offers Baylor -355 (78%) against Colorado +335 (23%). That is tight agreement across three sources, with the exchange leaning marginally harder on Baylor than the model does.

The ratings gap is the story: Baylor grades 6.8 (48th) to Colorado's -1.2 (72nd), and the unit splits favor the home side, with Baylor's offense 32nd against Colorado's 84th. Defenses are closer, 66th to 72nd. Results reinforce the profile: Baylor lost 17-16 at Auburn then handled Prairie View A&M and Louisiana Tech, while Colorado edged Georgia Tech 14-13, beat Weber State 52-21, but was crushed 41-7 at Northwestern.

Series history is Colorado's only counterweight: Baylor is 0-1 against the Buffaloes, who won the 2024 meeting 38-31. Season simulations frame the stakes modestly, with Baylor projected 6.2 wins and 3.3% Playoff odds against Colorado's 4.9 wins and 0.3%.

Model, consensus line and exchange all price Baylor near 74%, and the ratings gap backs it, leaving Colorado a live but secondary contract.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
BAY -10
Total (O/U)
55.5
Favorite
BAY
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
Colorado23%+2 ptsvsBaylor77%-2 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Colorado favoredBaylor favoredSep 14Sep 16Sep 19Sep 21Sep 23

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Colorado's win price; Baylor's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Colorado is favored, below it Baylor is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Sep 23.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#72SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#48
#77FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#59
1344EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1509
-Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.0.8%
ColoradoBaylorsolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
Recent series
Colorado lead 1-0
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Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2024
38-31
Colorado
at Colorado
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When do Colorado and Baylor play?

Week 4 of 2026, on Sep 26, 2026 at Baylor.

Who is favored?

The model projects Baylor by 10.4 (74% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Colorado lead 1-0 over the meetings in our records.

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