Missouri at Tennessee 11/17/18 - NCAA Football Picks & Predictions

The Missouri Tigers (6 - 4, 2 - 4 CONF) draw a winnable road game this week against the hometown Tennessee Volunteers (5 - 5, 2 - 4 CONF). Tennessee will be hosting this game at the Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN. Tennessee comes to play a week removed from scoring a big upset win over #11 UK. Missouri comes to town riding a two-game winning streak of their own. We expect a hard-fought battle here with Missouri being the slight favorite.

The Missouri Tigers are going to be looking to get out and up early against Tennessee in this matchup. Missouri is scoring 36 PPG on offense this season while racking up 474 total yards of offense per game. Missouri has seen some dynamic play from QB Drew Lock (2,647 yards, 21 TD, 8 INT) and he is our player to highlight in this matchup. Missouri is surrendering 28 PPG to opposing teams on defense, as well. The Tennessee Volunteers are taking the field with a squad that has been playing with a ton of energy over the past two weeks. Tennessee has held opponents to a total of 10 points over their past two games, winning both outings with relative ease. Tennessee's defense is locked in but their offense is more in question. QB Jarrett Guarantano (1,768 yards, 11 TD, 2 INT) has been solid all season long and he should have a good game here.