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Buffaloes Fall 28-13 Against Utah - Game Recap

Tavion Thomas scampered through the Colorado defense for 142 yards as Utah handed the Buffaloes a 28-13 defeat on Friday at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

The Utes earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -24.0-point spread. Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 52.5 were rewarded with a winning wager.

Tavion Thomas rushed for 142 yards, while TJ Pledger added 103 yards in the win. Britain Covey and Dalton Kincaid added 72 and 55 receiving yards respectively.

Alex Fontenot rushed for 28 yards for Colorado, while Deion Smith added 19 yards. Brendon Lewis threw for 84 yards for the Buffaloes, while receivers Dimitri Stanley and Brady Russell had 48 and 12 yards respectively.

Utah outgained Colorado 444-148 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 23-9 by the Utes.

Utah led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 34:07-25:53 split in that important category.