Texas at Missouri Predictions & Picks – Tigers To Cover As College Football Underdogs
- Missouri tipped to cover as slight home underdogs against Texas
- Texas have failed to cover in both previous road games this season
- Missouri’s offense and home form provide a key advantage
Texas at Missouri Predictions & Picks
Missouri are tipped to cover as a slight underdog at home.
The Tigers run the ball well and Austin Simmons has done his best work in the passing game at home, while Texas have underwhelmed away from Memorial Stadium this season.
- Texas are 0-2-0 ATS on the road this season
- Texas are 2-3-0 ATS in SEC games
- Missouri are 1-0-0 ATS as a home betting underdog
- The Under has cashed in 5 of Missouri’s last 6 games
Head To Head
- Texas lead the all-time series 7-1
- Texas won 33-16 when the two teams last met in December 2017
Texas Form
Texas head to Missouri having kept their playoff hopes alive with back-to-back wins to improve to 6-2.
The Longhorns opened the season with a 59-7 blowout of Texas State, and backed that up with a 24-23 victory over an Ohio State team that was ranked number one by AP.
They then beat UTSA 30-6 to take a perfect record into their SEC opener, in which they beat Tennessee 20-17 on the road.
Texas’ form slumped after that though, as they followed a 27-24 defeat to ‘Red River’ rivals Oklahoma with a 27-24 loss at home to Florida.
With their season on the line, the Longhorns have rallied however, backing up a 34-27 upset of Ole Miss with a 31-3 blowout of Mississippi State.
Missouri Form
Missouri go into this matchup having rebounded from their second loss of the season, improving to 6-2.
The Tigers opened with three consecutive wins against non-conference opposition, beating Arkansas-Pine Bluff 54-14, Kansas 38-21 and Troy 27-17.
However, they failed to make it four-in-a-row as they lost 31-24 to Mississippi State in their SEC opener.
Missouri rebounded with a 45-17 demolition of Florida and a 27-6 blowout of Texas A&M, only to see their playoff aspirations receive another blow with a 31-3 loss at Ole Miss.
The Tigers bounced back at the first attempt though, beating Arkansas 34-10 on the road last weekend.
Verdict
Texas arrive on the back of a couple of wins, but there are still question marks surrounding them as a road team.
Missouri are rock solid at home, where the offense has moved the ball well, so give us the Tigers and the free points in a matchup that could go right down to the wire.
Missouri are rock solid at home, where the offense has moved the ball well, so give us the Tigers and the free points in a matchup that could go right down to the wire.
Leigh Copson
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