Vanderbilt Commodores at Missouri Tigers
Saturday at 3:30 p.m.; Faurot Field; Columbia, Mo.
Line: Missouri -3.5; Over/Under: 54.5
Get ready for the dullest game in the conference between far and away the two worst teams. The Vanderbilt Commodores and Missouri Tigers are dead men walking…and they are about to compete for the worst team title in the SEC.
If they weren’t so evenly bad, this would be a totally dull one for us to do in our College Football Predictions. But the even-handed terribleness makes it interesting.
The Commodores overall look like the better team with a tough defense under Derek Mason and a decent running back in Ralph Webb, even if pathetic quarterback play drags them down.
Meanwhile, the Missouri Tigers are awful everywhere, even with Drew Lock playing decent at quarterback. So while Vanderbilt is better overall, this is still a toss-up between bad teams.
What Will Happen?
Get ready for an ugly affair that nobody cares about on the SEC Network. Missouri is an extremely sloppy team, and Vanderbilt has a defense good enough to create tons of sloppiness.
As a result, the Commodores will march into Columbia and walk away with a low-scoring victory thanks to a series of Mizzou mistakes.
They will do just enough to win and give themselves some momentum as they improve to 5-5 and gain an outside chance at a bowl game.
Vanderbilt: 13 Missouri: 9