Week 3: Missouri vs Abilene Christian 9/17/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Missouri Tigers and Abilene Christian Wildcats square off Saturday night in week 3 college football action at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field. The Abilene Christian Wildcats look for an upset to get off to a 3-0 start. The Missouri Tigers look to get a game above a .500 record.

The Abilene Christian Wildcats have lost 7 of their last 9 road games. Maverick McIvor is completing 58.3 percent of his passes for 483 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Kendall Catalon and Tristan Golightly have combined for 268 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Kobe Clark has 8 receptions. The Abilene Christian Wildcats ground game is averaging 148 yards per contest, and Rovaughn Banks Jr. leads the way with 85 yards on 25 carries. Defensively, Abilene Christian is allowing 13.5 points and 302.5 yards per game. Tyrin Bradley leads the Abilene Christian Wildcats with 15 tackles, Reese Young has 1 sack and Abner Dubar has 1 interception.

The Missouri Tigers have won 6 of their last 8 home games. Brady Cook is completing 61.1 percent of his passes for 329 yards, 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions. Dominic Lovett and Tauskie Dove have combined for 215 receiving yards on 14 catches, while Barrett Banister has 6 receptions. The Missouri Tigers ground game is averaging 208.5 yards per contest, and Cook leads the way with 117 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Missouri is allowing 32 points and 341.5 yards per game. Joseph Charleston leads the Missouri Tigers with 11 tackles, Jayden Jernigan has 1 sack and Ty’Ron Hopper has 1 interception.

The Wildcats are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 road games and 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Tigers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games and 5-13 ATS in their last 18 games overall. The under is 6-2 in Wildcats last 8 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Tigers last 5 games overall.

The Abilene Christian Wildcats will have their hands full with a clear gap in talent, but they come into this game with some sort of confidence given the start, and they’ll obviously be the more motivated side. Possible look ahead spot for Missouri with Auburn on deck and the Tigers defense has been shaky through 2 games, allowing teams to hang around. Missouri also hasn’t had much covering success dating back to last year. It’s scary to back Abilene Christian, but this line is thick. Give me the points.