With College Gameday set to come to town, Missouri and Vanderbilt will clash in one of the SEC’s three ranked matchups this Saturday.
Both the Tigers and Commodores boast one loss coming into this game and thus have plenty at stake when it comes to their SEC and College Football Playoff hopes.
Similarly, both are coming off one-score victories, with Mizzou needing two overtimes to take down Auburn on the road last week while Vanderbilt kept LSU at arm’s length on its way to a 31-24 home win over the Bayou Bengals.
Now, this date between two of the SEC’s usual bottom-feeders has become a marquee matchup, and an opening betting line for the game was announced Sunday.
Circa Sports gives the hosting Commodores a narrow 3-point edge over the Tigers. Vanderbilt has not beaten Missouri since 2019.
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The loser of this game figures to be all but eliminated from the SEC Championship and College Football Playoff hunts, while the victor will position itself well to make a run at both titles when it hits the stretch run of November.
The Tigers and Commodores will kick off at 3:30 p.m. EST, with the game being broadcast by ESPN.
Parker is currently the sports editor with the Enterprise-Journal in McComb, Mississippi. He's a graduate from Mizzou who has experience covering the Tiger football and basketball beats for SB Nation, and he's worked for a variety of sports news outlets in the past.
