The Missouri Tigers (4-5, 2-4 SEC) meet the No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers (8-1, 4-1) Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET (CBS). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Missouri vs. Tennessee odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Tigers played Kentucky tough last week, but suffered a 21-17 loss at home as a 1-point favorite. The Mizzou offense has scored 23 or fewer points in 6 straight outings, while cashing the Under at an amazing 8-0 run in the last 8 contests.
The Volunteers lost at Georgia 27-13 last week, slipping from No. 1 in the CFP rankings to its current No. 5.
Tennessee also entered 7-1 ATS in the first 8 games, so the non-cover was on the rare side this season. The Under has cashed in consecutive games for the 1st time this season for UT, too.
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Missouri at Tennessee odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 7:59 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Missouri +750 (bet $100 to win $750) | Tennessee -1400 (bet $1,400 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Missouri +20.5 (-113) | Tennessee -20.5 (-107)
- Over/Under (O/U): 57 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Missouri at Tennessee picks and predictions
Prediction
Tennessee 41, Missouri 14
Moneyline
Tennessee (-1400) will cost you 14 times your potential return, and there is just no value in playing money line bets like that.
AVOID.
Against the spread
TENNESSEE -20.5 (-107) is worth a look, as the Volunteers look to bounce back and keep their hopes alive for a spot in the CFP. The loss to Georgia was damaging, however, as the chances of making the SEC Championship Game took a severe hit.
The Vols could potentially have difficulty moving the ball against a Tigers defense which ranks 14th in the nation with just 304.4 total yards per game allowed. Mizzou fell just 26-22 against Georgia on Oct. 1, but that game was also in Columbia.
Tennessee will get well at home, and it will pick up steam in the 2nd half, rolling to the cover here.
Over/Under
UNDER 57 (-112) is the lean here ever so slightly.
The Under has cashed in 8 consecutive games for Mizzou, while going 7-0 in the last 7 on the road dating back to last season. The Under is also 27-11 in the last 38 SEC games for Mizzou, so this is nothing new.
It’s been all Over all the time for UT this season, and in recent campaigns, but the Missouri defense is stout and will keep Tennessee from hitting its full stride.
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