Missouri is off to a 2-0 start in 2018, but Saturday will be the first Power 5 opponent for coach Barry Odom’s squad. The Tigers knocked off UT Martin 51-14 in Week 1 and followed that up in Week 2 with a 40-13 win over Wyoming. The Week 3 match-up gives Mizzou a chance to get ready for better competition with the SEC schedule just around the corner as well as a revenge opportunity for last year’s 3-35 loss to the Boilermakers at home. Below, find kickoff time, TV channel information and odds for the Missouri-Purdue football game.
Missouri-Purdue football: TV channel, game time, odds
All times are ET. Odds via MyBookie.
TV channel: The Missouri-Purdue football game will air on the Big Ten Network.
Time: The Missouri-Purdue football game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday Sept. 15, 2018.
Location: The Missouri-Purdue game will be played at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.
Odds: Missouri is favored by 6.5 points.
The lead up
In two games this year, Purdue sophomore WR Jared Sparks has seven catches for 87 yards.
However, if he adds to that total this weekend, those catches will mean just a little bit more, as he’ll be going head-to-head with his brother — Mizzou CB Adam Sparks.
After playing against each other at Faurot Field last year, Adam’s Tigers will travel to Purdue for this year’s rematch:
“We always used to wrestle as kids,” Jared says. “We never really got the opportunity on the field to have a matchup on a consistent basis — I’ve always been at the quarterback position and he’s been on the defensive side. It’s always been me throwing him the ball, but now it’s going to be me catching it on him. That’s what I’m really excited about — now it’s mano y mano.”
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