Buffalo Bulls vs Missouri Tigers Point Spread Picks

Buffalo comes off a 3-9 season, including a 38-17 loss to Wisconsin. The Bulls have a lot of changes, beginning with new head coach Pete Lembo. Quarterback C.J. Ogbonna was a reserve in 2023 and started the opener against Lafayette. He has 15 TDs and 10 interceptions in his career for two colleges. Buffalo lost its top five pass-catchers and the defense is going to struggle stepping up to face the SEC. Missouri is a veteran team behind QB Brady Cook, who's had 35 TDs and 13 picks in the last two years. They rolled over Murray State in the opener, 51-0, with the edge in yards 489-to-85! Play Missouri.

Make no mistake about it, Missouri could cover this total themselves. In fact they fell just short of it last week with 69. This Tigers team is scoring on just about every possession, as they are making it look easy. Chase Daniel is a bonafide Heisman candidate and certainly he will use this one to pad his already lofty numbers which read 65-88 (74%) with 10 TDs and just one INT. Buffalo has put up 88 points in three weeks, so they will likely make a contribution on the scoreboard here. One tell-tale sign that Missouri takes no prisnors is the fact they kicked a 4th quarter FG last week up 42 vs Nevada. This looks like a sky-high total, but when one team can potentially reach it themselves, and the other competent on offense, I'll back the OVER.