Missouri Tigers vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/10/2022

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 10, 2022

Venue:  Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Missouri +7.5, KSU -7.5; Over/Under:  57 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Missouri +7.5, KSU -7.5; Over/Under:  57 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Missouri +7.5, KSU -7.5; Over/Under:  57.5 points

 

Missouri Tigers:  1-0 (5th place, SEC East)

Kansas State Wildcats:  1-0 (4th place, Big 12)

 

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Missouri Tigers:  won their last game at home against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 52-24.

Kansas State Wildcats:  won their last game at home against the South Dakota Coyotes 34-0.

 

Missouri is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. They won against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in their last game at home 52-24. Brady Cook started that game at QB and he completed 18/27 passes for 201 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Nathaniel Peat led the team in rushing with 72 yards and 1 TD on 8 rushing attempts. Dominic Lovett led the team in receiving with 76 yards on 6 receptions. Ty'Ron Hopper led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Ty'Ron Hopper, Jayden Jernigan, and Isaiah McGuire all led the team in sacks with 1 each while Ty'Ron Hopper, Jaylon Carlies, and Joseph Charleston all had 1 interception each for them in that one.

 

 

 

KSU is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd home game of the season here as they are 1-0 in their home games this year. They won against the South Dakota Coyotes in their last game at home 34-0. Adrian Martinez started that game at QB and he completed 11/15 passes for 53 yards. Deuce Vaughn led the team in rushing with 126 yards and 1 TD on 18 rushing attempts. Will Swanson led the team in receiving with 23 yards on 2 receptions. Jake Clifton led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Felix Anudike, Brendan Mott, Eli Huggins and Jaylen Pickle all led the defense in sacks with 1 each while Cincere Mason came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Missouri listed as an 7.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Missouri is in their 3rd year with head coach Eli Drinkwitz but they have made a lot of improvements under him and looked a lot better in their season opener against LA Tech. They dominated LA Tech at home through the air and on the ground as they put up a lot of points on that bad defense. KSU also had a very dominant shutout win in their home opener last week and they get the luxury of being at home again for this game here, but KSU played an FCS team in their first game while Missouri played an FBS team, and KSU didn't look that great in their game. They were very dominant on the ground as they ran all over South Dakota but their passing game was almost non-existent as they had right around 50 yards total for passing offense in that game, and their QB only attempted 15 passes as well. That was not a game where they really needed to do much through the air to win but they will need a good passing offense here against Missouri as Mizzou can put up the points in their game. Missouri has made big strides in their program over the years and they are not going to just get blown out by a team like KSU who really hasn't been that successful over the past years. Missouri will keep this a closer game. The best way to place a bet here is on Missouri to cover the spread in this game.

 

Missouri Kansas State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 10, 2022 (12:00 pm ET start time) is KSU 27 Missouri 21.

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Missouri Tigers: 4-8 ATS when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 2-7 ATS in road games. 12-5 OVER in games played on turf.

Kansas State Wildcats: 34-19 ATS when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 8-3 ATS off 1 or more consecutive unders. 16-8 OVER as a home favorite of 7.5 to 14 points.

 

 

Missouri Tigers:  H. White (OL) Ques Sat - Leg. D. Wesolak (DL) Ques Sat - Illness. D. Houston (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed.

Kansas State Wildcats:  T. Poitier (OL) out for season - Knee. S. Robinson (LB) Out Sat - Undisclosed. W. Honas (LB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed.

 

 

"There's a lot of room for growth after watching the film, in all phases of the game. Specifically on special teams and punt coverage, (it) was not nearly good enough or efficient enough...Defensively, we've got to eliminate explosive plays. Great job stopping the run but we can't give up explosive plays for touchdowns." - Eli Drinkwitz after his team’s win against LA Tech.

 

 

“Really do a nice job running the football. They've got a kind of a wide zone or stretch run game and some counter that is really effective, really good guys up front, a number of backs that can sprinkle in and then very dynamic at the wide receiver position. Guys that can hit homeruns whether it's through the vertical passing game or jet sweeps or just getting the ball out in space. They do a lot of things. It's going to be a big challenge for us.” - Chris Klieman on Missouri’s offense coming into this game.

 

 

 

WR Burden III, Luther

WR Luper, Chance

WR Lovett, Dominic 

TE Stephens, Tyler

QB Cook, Brady

RB Young, Elijah

RB Butts, Taj 

 

WR Knowles, Malik

WR Warner, Kade

WR Brooks, Phillip 

TE Wheeler, Sammy

QB Martinez, Adrian

RB Vaughn, Deuce

FB Moore, Christian 

 

 

Passing: B. Cook (201)

Rushing: N. Peat (72)

Receiving: D. Lovett (76)

Touchdowns: N. Peat (1)

 

Passing: A. Martinez (53)

Rushing: D. Vaughn (126)

Receiving: W. Swanson (23)

Touchdowns: D. Vaughn (1)

 

Coaches:

Missouri Tigers: Eli Drinkwitz (3rd season)

Kansas State Wildcats: Chris Klieman (4th season)