Kansas State Wildcats vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/16/2023

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 16, 2023

Venue:  Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium, Columbia, MO

Where to Watch:  SEC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  KSU -4.5, Mizzou +4.5; Over/Under:  48 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  KSU -5, Mizzou +5; Over/Under:  48 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  KSU -5.5, Mizzou +5.5; Over/Under:  48.5 points

Kansas State Wildcats:  2-0 (0-0) (3rd place, Big 12)

Missouri Tigers:  2-0 (0-0) (4th place, SEC East)

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Kansas State Wildcats:  won their last game at home against the Troy Trojans 42-13.

Missouri Tigers:  won their last game at home against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 23-19.

Kansas State is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 2-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Troy 42-13. Will Howard was the starting QB and he completed 21/32 passes for 250 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Treshaun Ward led the team in rushing yards with 58. Phillip Brooks III led the receivers with 94 receiving yards on 7 receptions and 1 TD. Austin Moore and Will Lee III each led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Khalid Duke led the defense in sacks with 2. Will Lee III came away with the only interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Missouri is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 2-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against MTSU 23-19. Brady Cook was the starting QB and he completed 14/19 passes for 204 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Cody Schrader led the team in rushing yards with 84. Luther Burden led the receivers with 117 receiving yards on 8 receptions. Joseph Charleston led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackles while Nyles Gaddy led the defense in sacks with 2. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Missouri listed as a 4.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Missouri is off to a great start this season with their 2-0 record overall and now they are playing their 3rd home game in a row with the advantage here. Missouri has been improving a lot each year under Drinkwitz and they have been a really good home team where they win most of their games. Kansas State is also off to a good start with their 2-0 record overall but now they are playing their 1st road game of the season and this will be a tough challenge for them. Kansas State may be the better team entering this game but not by much and they still have to try and put up points on this good SEC defense and defense is not something they have seen a lot of in their first 2 games. Missouri is going to be looking to make a statement in this game at home and they are definitely a live underdog to win this outright with the way their defense has been keeping games tight. The best way to place a bet here is on Missouri to cover the spread in this game. 

Kansas State Missouri Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 16, 2023 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Missouri 24 Kansas State 20.

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Kansas State Wildcats: 18-9 ATS in all games. 14-3 ATS as a favorite. 6-0 ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points. 13-6 UNDER as a favorite. 

Missouri Tigers: 5-10 ATS as a home underdog of 3.5 to 7 points. 3-9 ATS in non-conference games. 4-10 ATS after playing a game at home. 11-5 UNDER as an underdog. 6-1 UNDER against Big 12 conference opponents. 10-3 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive straight up wins.

Kansas State Wildcats:  J. Clifton (LB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. C. Duffie (OL) Out indefinitely - Foot.

Missouri Tigers:  D. Houston (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. M. Cox (RB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. D. Blood (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. C. Bailey (LB) Elig Sat - Suspension. I. Thompson (DB) out for season - Lower Body.

“That was a great win for our guys, a great win over a really good team. Their quarterback is a good player. We were going to shut down their run game. We gave them one big run where we missed a fit, but we did a really good job in the rush game." - Chris Klieman after his team’s win against Troy in their last game. 

“Our team has to focus on what we can improve on this week. And there’s plenty of things from the tape that we want to focus on improving.” - Eli Drinkwitz on his team’s upcoming game against Kansas State this week. 

WR Jackson, Jadon  

WR Garcia II, RJ 

WR Brooks, Phillip 

TE Swanson, Will 

QB Howard, Will 

RB Giddens, DJ 

FB Sinnott, Ben

WR Wease Jr., Theo 

WR Cooper, Mookie 

WR Burden III, Luther 

TE Stephens, Tyler 

QB Cook, Brady 

RB Schrader, Cody 

Passing: W. Howard (547)

Rushing: D. Giddens (180)

Receiving: R. Garcia II (150)

Touchdowns: W. Howard (4)

Passing: B. Cook (376)

Rushing: C. Schrader (222)

Receiving: L. Burden III (213)

Touchdowns: N. Peat (2)

Coaches:

Kansas State Wildcats: Chris Klieman (5th season)

Missouri Tigers: Eli Drinkwitz (4th season)