Paxten Aaronson scored his first goal of the season in the sixth minute of stoppage time as the Colorado Rapids beat the Houston Dynamo.

Our Colorado vs. Houston picks, odds & expert predictions expect the Cougars to take the Buffaloes down a few pegs on Friday, September 12.

The Colorado football drops to 1-2 (0-1 in Big 12) after being dominated by the Houston Cougars on the road to open Big 12 play.

The Houston Cougars are three games into their second season under head coach Willie Fritz, and they're already one game away from matching their win total from their 4-8 season last year in 2024, defeating the Colorado Buffaloes 36-20 in their conference opener in front of a jam-packed TDECU Stadium in Houston Friday night.

Colorado football was largely dominated by Houston in Week 3 on Friday, Sept. 12. Here are the highlights from the Buffaloes' loss.

Jimmie Kaylor has revealed his CFB predictions and best bets for Houston vs. Colorado featuring head coach Deion Sanders on Friday

Ryan Staub leads the underdog Buffaloes into Houston on Friday night to take on Conner Weigman and the Cougars.

Dean Connors gets the rushing TD to give the Cougars an EARLY 10-pt lead vs. Colorado 👀 Houston has 139 total yards on offense before the end of Q1 😤 (via @UHCougarFB) pic.twitter.com/ioWZGm5PXE

Kickoff from TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday. Houston is a 5-point favorite in the latest Houston vs. Colorado odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 45. Before making any Colorado vs. Houston picks, make sure you check out the picks from the SportsLine Projection Model.