#378 ASA FREE PLAY ON Arizona State +3.5 over Colorado, Saturday at 6:30 PM ET - We expect an emotional letdown for Colorado here. They’ve been through 5 straight weeks of huge games @ TCU, Nebraska, Colorado State, @ Oregon, and USC. On top of that, last week they got down big 41-14 more than midway through the 3rd quarter vs USC before expending all kinds of energy rallying back to make it a game before losing 48-41. Now going on the road to play a ho hum opponent in ASU is a perfect spot for the Buffs to take a break and not play with the intensity they have been this season. If that happens, there is a good chance they lose this game outright. We’ve said this all season – the Buffs are a solid passing team but not really very good at anything else. Their offensive line is a mish mash of lower tier transfers (2 starters from the MAC) and returning players who weren’t effective last season. They have almost no running game ranking 120th nationally in that stat averaging just 83 YPG. Defensively they’ve been a sieve allowing 480 YPG ranking 128th in the country. Those factors do not bode well when laying points on the road. ASU is playing hard and they’ve improved. The last 2 weeks they’ve covered the spread by a combined 30 points vs USC and Cal. Last week the Devils put up 430 total yards, outgained Cal by a more than 100 yards, and nearly pulled the upset as a 13 point dog losing 24-21. The Sun Devils are trending in the right direction and this is a huge home game for them where as it’s Colorado’s least “sexy” game so far this season. Upset alert and we’ll grab Arizona State plus the points.