Deion Sanders, Colorado Weren’t Only Ones Granted Big Win Vs. TCU

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes football program are the talk of college football after they went on the road as a 21-point underdog and defeated the No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs in their season debut.

It’s safe to say oddsmakers won’t make the Buffaloes a three-touchdown underdog any more.

It served as a major win for college football bettors who backed Coach Prime and company. BetMGM revealed prior to kickoff Saturday that 93% of moneyline tickets were on the Buffaloes. Those tickets represented 68% of the moneyline handle.

Colorado opened +900 to defeat TCU before it was moved to +650 before the opener. For bettors that jumped on the Buffaloes when the line opened, a $10 wager turned into a $100 total payout.

Colorado, which went 1-11 last season, snapped a streak of 24 consecutive losses as an underdog of 21 points or more, per ESPN. Fifty-eight percent of the spread handle was on the Buffaloes at BetMGM, which proved to be an easy victory in a back-and-forth thriller.