Missouri vs. Murray State odds: Early point spread released on Tigers, Racers

No. 11 Missouri will open its season in a weeknight matchup where they’ll be heavily favored over Murray State.

Per FanDuel, Mizzou is a 46.5-point favorite (-110) over the Racers. The over-under for the game is set at 57.5 points.

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How to watch Murray State vs. Missouri

Time: 8:00 p.m. EST
Channel: SEC Network, ESPN+
Location: Memorial Stadium (Columbia, Missouri)

The Tigers will kick off against Murray State in Columbia on the SEC Network on Thursday. It’ll be one of two contests that night to start the year in the Southeastern Conference that night with Arkansas playing Arkansas Pine-Bluff a half hour earlier in Fayetteville on ESPNU.

More on Murray State vs. Missouri

Missouri and Murray State have played one other time as their opener back in 2013. The Tigers won in a blowout at 58-14 behind nearly 700 yards of offense at eight yards per play while also forcing three turnovers on defense. That is part of a record In program history with Mizzou having yet to lose to a school from the FCS.

The two also have a connection through Orion Phillips, a transfer punter this offseason from Murray State to Missouri. He was the Racers’ starter at the position last season before entering the portal to come to Missouri back in December.

The Tigers enter this season ranked amongst the top dozen in the nation. This comes after a breakout fourth season under Eli Drinkwitz in 2023 where they went 11-2. In their three seasons of the tenure before that, they were 17-19 overall.

Now, Missouri returns several starters from an offense that averaged 32.5 ppg. as a Top-30 unit in the country. That collection includes QB Brady Cook and essentially all of their top receivers led by WR Luther Burden in the pass game. They just must now replace portions of their defense, including DC Blake Baker.

Murray State will come to CoMo to start its first season under a new head coach in Jody Wright. They’ll do so after posting just a 2-9 record last fall, including losing their final seven and nine of their last ten, after four years under Dean Hood.

Missouri is one of a handful of teams expecting to make the College Football Playoff out of the SEC. Those hopes begin on Thursday later this week when they’ll be a favorite by nearly 50 points to start out at 1-0.