The No. 23 Missouri Tigers (1-0) and the Kansas Jayhawks (1-0) meet Friday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (FOX). Let's analyze college football odds around the Missouri vs. Kansas odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.
Missouri leads the all-time series 59-54-9, including victories in each of the past 4 meetings in this border war. These teams met last season, after a 14-year hiatus in the rivalry. The Tigers won 42-31 in Columbia, covering as a 5.5-point favorite as the Over (50.5) cashed. The home team is 4-0 against the spread (ATS) in the past 4 meetings since 2009.
Mizzou opened the season with a 54-14 over the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden
Lions, but it failed to cover as a 56.5-point favorite as the Over (62.5) cashed. The Tigers rolled up 33 first downs against UAPB, while totaling 562 yards, including 357 through the air. The Tigers won by 40 points over the FCS opponent despite a minus-1 turnover ratio. QB Austin Simmons, formerly at Ole Miss, threw for 252 yards, 4 TDs and 0 INTs in his team debut, while WR Donovan Olugbode posted 7 grabs for 107 yards and 2 TDs.
Kansas racked up a 51-6 victory over the LIU Sharks, covering as 44.5-point favorites as the Under (57.5) cashed. The Jayhawks had 29 first downs, while posting 613 total yards, with 277 yards on the ground. The defense held the Sharks to just 146 total yards. QB Isaiah Marshall threw for 246 yards and 2 TDs, while RB Yasin Willis punched in 2 rushing TDs with 72 yards. WR Nik McMillan had 6 receptions for 130 yards and a TD to lead the way.
– Rankings: US LBM Coaches Poll, conducted by the American Football Coaches Association and USA TODAY Sports
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Missouri at Kansas odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Missouri -210 (bet $210 to win $100) | Kansas +172 (bet $100 to win $172)
- Against the spread (ATS): Missouri -5.5 (-108) | Kansas +5.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 51.5 (O: -106 | U: -114)
Missouri at Kansas picks and predictions
Prediction
Missouri 30, Kansas 24
Moneyline
Missouri (-210) will cost you more than 2 times your potential return, and that's a bit too much risk for not nearly enough reward. If you were to include it in a multi-leg parlay, that's OK, but do not play straight up.
PASS.
Against the spread
MISSOURI -5.5 (-108) is worth a look, as the Tigers look to snap a 4-game cover streak in this series. Mizzou isn't likely to run away with this game, but the difference is under center. Simmons, discarded by Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss in favor of Trinidad Chambliss, is on a revenge tour, looking to establish himself as one of the top signal callers in the SEC. A win over a talented Big 12 Kansas team is a good first step.
Over/Under
OVER 51.5 (-106) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most. Both of these teams looked great on offense last week, but each side was beating up on an FCS foe, too. We'll learn a lot more about the legitimacy of these teams in their first 'real' game. I expect the offense will still be humming, but not nearly as effectively as last weekend.
Best prop bet
AUSTIN SIMMONS OVER 225.5 PASSING YARDS (-122 at FanDuel Sportsbook)
Again, Simmons, the senior from Miami, had 252 passing yards against Arkansas-Pine Bluff last weekend. He might be called upon to pass more than 19 times in a much tougher matchup. He started out last season with 235 or more passing yards in 2 starts with Ole Miss last season, too. Statistically, this is a low number for Simmons.
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