Kansas State vs. Missouri Prediction
Number 15 Kansas State travels to Columbia to face unranked Missouri at 12:00 PM ET on Saturday on SEC Network. Can the Wildcats cover the 4-point spread as road favorites this weekend?
Kansas State is 2-0 straight up this season and 2-0 against the spread. Their best win came against Troy.
Missouri is 2-0 straight up this season and 0-2 against the spread. Their best win came against Middle Tennessee.
Game Matchup & Betting Odds
129 Kansas State Wildcats (-4) at 130 Missouri Tigers (+4); O/U 47.5
12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 16, 2023
Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field, Columbia, MO
Kansas State vs. Missouri Public Betting Information
As of this writing, the public is heavily favoring the Wildcats in this game. Our CFB Public Betting page shows that 88% of public bets are on Kansas State -4. Note that these numbers are subject to change and could be different once game time rolls around.
Kansas State Wildcats Game Notes
Kansas State linebacker Jake Clifton has missed the Wildcats’ first two games of the season with an undisclosed injury. He’s officially listed as questionable for Saturday’s tilt with Missouri. Clifton had 12 total tackles in 5 games of action for the Wildcats last season.
Wildcats QB Will Howard was the star of his team’s 42-13 drubbing of Troy last weekend. In that game, Howard threw for 250 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 33 yards and 2 touchdowns. The 6’5” 242-pound senior from Downingtown, PA has a QBR of 76.0 this season, which ranks 28th in the nation.
Missouri Tigers Game Notes
Missouri freshman wide receiver Daniel Blood missed the club’s game last week with an undisclosed injury. He’s officially listed as questionable for Saturday’s game against Kansas State. Blood was a three-star prospect out of Destrehan, Louisiana, and is listed as the third-string H-receiver on Missouri’s depth chart.
Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III has been a difference-maker for the Tigers this season. The sophomore from St. Louis leads the team in catches (15), and receiving yards (213), and is tied for the team lead in receiving touchdowns (1). Burden’s ability to stretch the field could stress a Kansas State defense that is 29th in the country in opponent yards per pass attempt this season.
Kansas State vs. Missouri Betting Trends
Missouri was 2-0 ATS as a home underdog last season.
Missouri was 4-3 ATS at home last season.
The under is 10-5 in Missouri’s last 15 games.
Kansas State vs. Missouri Betting Prediction
These two teams played each other last season, with Kansas State walloping Missouri in Manhattan 40-12. The Wildcats lost several key players from that game, including DB Josh Hayes, RB Deuce Vaughn, DB JuJu Brents, and DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah. All four of those players were selected in the 2023 NFL Draft and all made significant contributions during last year’s game.
2023 will also be Missouri QB Brady Cook’s second full season as a starter. The 6’2” 205-pound junior struggled against Kansas State last year. Cook only completed 15 of 27 passes for 128 yards, 0 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions in last year’s road loss to the Wildcats. Kansas State’s defense has lost a lot of talent, and Cook has gained valuable starter’s experience. He’ll be better against Kansas State at home this weekend and should keep the Tigers in the game throughout. It’s worth noting that the public money has been on Kansas State all week (88% of the bets as of this writing), but the line is going down. It was Kansas State -5 for most of the week, but it’s now down to Kansas State -4. In a bit of a revenge game from last year, I’ll fade the public and take the Tigers and the points at home in Columbia on Saturday.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 3 PREDICTION: MISSOURI TIGERS +4