Tennessee opens as big home favorite against Missouri
Tennessee football opened as a 20-point favorite over Missouri for Saturday’s game at Neyland Stadium. The Vols (8-1, 4-1 SEC) will host the Tigers (4-5, 2-4) for a Noon Eastern Time kickoff in Knoxville. The game will be televised by CBS.
Tennessee and Missouri have split their 10 games since the Tigers joined the SEC before the 2012 season. Mizzou won five of the first seven while the Vols have won the last three straight.
A year ago, Tennessee won 62-24 at Missouri despite the Tigers being a 2.5-point home favorite. It was a 35-12 win for the Vols in Knoxville in 2020, when Tennessee was a 10-point favorite.
Tennessee is 5-5 against the spread and 6-4 in over/under in the 10 games against Missouri.
How They Got Here
Missouri is coming off a 21-17 home loss to Kentucky on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers started the season with a win over Louisiana Tech, only to lose 40-12 at Kansas State nine days later.
Mizzou beat Abilene Christian on September 17 before a run of seven straight SEC games. The Tigers dropped the first three, starting at Auburn in overtime, 17-14, then home to Georgia, 26-22, and at Florida, 24-17.
A home win over Vanderbilt followed, then a win at South Carolina, before the home loss to Kentucky.
Tennessee dropped its first game of the season on Saturday at Georgia, falling 27-13 at Sanford Stadium. The Vols were coming off a 44-6 win over Kentucky last week at Neyland Stadium.
They started the year with a season-opening win over Ball State on September 1, then won 34-27 in overtime at Pittsburgh on September 10. Tennessee beat Akron 63-6 on September 17 and beat Florida 38-33 on September 24 in back-to-back home games.
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Tennessee went to LSU on October 8, coming off a bye week, and throttled the Tigers 40-13 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. A week later it was an epic 52-49 win over Alabama in Knoxville, before a 65-24 win over UT Martin at Neyland Stadium two weeks ago.
After hosting Missouri, the Vols close the regular-season schedule with road games at South Carolina on November 19 and at Vanderbilt on November 26.
Tennessee Football: A Closer Look at Missouri
Missouri quarterback Brady Cook has passed for 1,652 yards with six touchdowns against seven interceptions. He’s completed 145 of 222 pass attempts, for a completion percentage of 65.3. Cook has ran 76 times for 215 yards and three touchdowns.
Cody Schrader leads Mizzou on the ground, carrying 90 times for 444 yards and five touchdowns. Nathaniel Peat has 87 rush attempts for 387 yards and two touchdowns.
Dominic Lovett is the leading receiver by a large margin, catching 45 passes for 659 yards and two touchdowns. Luther Burden III has 24 catches for 185 yards and two touchdowns while Barrett Banister has 18 catches for 197 yards.
Third-year Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz is 15-17 overall with a 10-14 record in SEC play. He has reportedly signed a two-year contract extension, through 2027.
