The Toledo Rockets will host the Colorado Buffaloes at the home of the Glass Bowl featuring college football’s only game this Friday night. Toledo and Colorado are both attempting to rebound from opening week losses.  Toledo was pounded by Purdue 52-31 while the Buffs were beaten by inner state rival Colorado State.  Colorado had higher hopes heading into this season and looked to compete with the rest of the Big 12 but must win tonight’s game in order to avoid going 0-2.

The Rockets defense was expected to play a big factor in helping rack up a few more wins this season. Toledo returned 10 starters on the defensive side of the ball that played pretty decent in the MAC last year. However, the defense gave up over 500 yards of total offense to the Boilermakers. The Rockets may have nearly matched that total with their offense posting 493 yards of total offense, but their defense must play better if they are to score their first victory this Friday night.

The Buffaloes defense has had their share of struggles as well. The Colorado defensive front is not nearly as bad as the offensive line, but still they may be far from good. The Buffaloes however can get by this weekend if they can just get stellar play from the secondary. After all, they will see a heavy dosage of passing considering Opelt through 67 passes last week. If Colorado can play solid defense with its back four, then they should be alright. However, if the secondary does not show up it will be a long night.

The line is currently set at Bodog with Colorado favored by 4 and O/U 54. 

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