Missouri Tigers Odds, Lines & Analysis for Next Season

Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz entered the 2023 season on one of the hottest seats in the country, but the Tigers had one of their best seasons in years, and he’s off it now.

Can Missouri contend in the new-look SEC that adds Oklahoma and Texas? Maybe.

Prediction: No SEC title.

To win national title: +3500
To win SEC: +1400

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The OSU win was MU’s first against an AP top-10 team in a bowl game since a 21-14 win over No. 4 Navy in the 1961 Orange Bowl.

It was the first time since 2014 that the Tigers won 11 games. Drinkwitz claimed his first bowl game victory at the helm of the program.

He now has 28 wins, the third-most in program history through the first four seasons.

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Brady Cook Performance

While Schrader is now in the NFL, Cook and Burden are back.

His career passing yardage total of 6,478 ranks seventh on the Tigers’ career list. Cook has 986 career rushing yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground.

With Sam Horn out for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Arizona State transfer and former Notre Dame QB Drew Pyne looks likely to slot in as an experienced backup.

Luther Burden Performance

Burden is one of the top returning wideouts in the country after finishing his sophomore campaign with 1,212 yards, the third most by a MU receiver (Jeremy Maclin in 2008, Danario Alexander in 2009).

His 86 catches were the fourth-most by a Mizzou wideout, and he had nine TDs. The Tigers have returned their six most productive receivers from last season.

They also bolstered the position with some four-star high school signees.

Missouri Trades

At running back, Georgia State transfer Marcus Carroll and Appalachian State transfer Nate Noel figure to share carries.

The offensive line added a terrific transfer in SMU’s Marcus Bryant. He was an All-American Athletic Conference first-team selection last season, when the Mustangs went 11-3 and defeated Tulane in the AAC championship.

Three starters are back on the Missouri O-Line.

Michigan State DE Zion Turner and DT Chris McClellan from Florida have transferred in. The secondary added Clemson’s Toriano Pride.

Tiger’s Lost

While the Tigers’ passing game is their biggest strength, their pass defense is their biggest weakness.

Missouri lost many key defensive players to the NFL draft, namely first-round edge defender Darius Robinson and three starters from its excellent secondary.

The Tigers also lost defensive coordinator Blake Baker to the same position at LSU. He was replaced by Corey Batoon, who spent the last three seasons at South Alabama as the Jaguars’ defensive coordinator.

In 2023, Batoon’s defense at South Alabama was No. 15 in the nation in yards yielded per game (313.2).

The Jaguars surrendered 10 or fewer points in five of those games. Included among them was a 33-7 victory at Oklahoma State.

First Games of the Season

Missouri will be a heavy home favorite for its season opener on Aug. 29 against FCS school Murray State.

The Tigers should easily go 4-0 against non-conference foes Murray State, Buffalo, Boston College and UMass.

They avoid Georgia and Texas in SEC play but travel to Alabama and host Oklahoma.

Missouri hasn’t beaten the Tide since 1975 and the Tigers haven’t much competed in any of the last four matchups since entering the SEC, losing all four by an average of 27.75 points.

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