In a game no one thought would have thought to be ESPN GameDay-worthy at the beginning of the season, the Missouri Tigers fell at Vanderbilt 17-10 on Saturday in a clash of Top 15 teams.
The loss put the Tigers in a three-way tie for eighth in the SEC, and it likely made their hopes for a College Football Playoff bid a fleeting one.
BetMissouri.com has updated bowl odds on which game may be the Mizzou’s first for wagering after the launch of Missouri sports betting on Dec. 1.
| Bowl, Location | Conference Opponent | Odds | Pct. Chance |
| Liberty, Memphis | Big 12 | -150 | 60% |
| Texas, Houston | Big 12 | +233 | 30% |
| Citrus, Orlando | Big Ten | +1575 | 6% |
| Other | +2400 | 4% |
Disclaimer: These odds are for information purposes only and are not available through licensed sportsbooks in surrounding states. But as sports betting becomes live later this year, there should be more MO sports betting promos available to use on college sports.
Mizzou (6-2 overall, 2-2 SEC) is bowl eligible and the Tigers have the week off to prepare for a visit from undefeated Texas A&M, which just routed LSU 49-25 and also gets this week off.
Several teams are ahead of the Tigers in the SEC with better records and resumes. The upcoming schedule also includes a trip to Oklahoma on Nov. 22. At a minimum, Mizzou needs to beat both Texas A&M and Oklahoma, plus post convincing victories over Mississippi State and Arkansas, to potentially bump its way into a CFP spot.
DraftKings, which is set to go live as a Missouri sports betting operator on Dec. 1, gives the Tigers odds of +1000 to receive a bid this season. With those kinds of odds, it’s looking like Missouri’s bowling options will be between the Liberty and Texas bowls, based on how their season is projecting to finish.
When sports betting launches in the Show Me State, the best Missouri sportsbook promo codes will be right here at BetMissouri.com.
Year | Bowl | Result |
2024 | Music City Bowl | Win, 27-24 vs. Iowa |
2023 | Cotton Bowl | Win, 14-3 vs. Ohio State |
2022 | Union Home Mortgage Bowl | Loss, 27-17 vs. Wake Forest |
2021 | Armed Forces Bowl | Loss, 24-22 vs. Army |
2018 | Liberty Bowl | Loss, 38-33 vs. Oklahoma State |
Missouri has appeared in postseason bowls every year from 2021 through 2024 under Drinkwitz. In 2021, the Tigers fell to Army 24–22 in the Armed Forces Bowl. In 2022, they lost a 27–17 decision to Wake Forest in the Gasparilla Bowl. 2023 brought a signature win in the New Year’s Six: Missouri upset No. 7 Ohio State 14–3 in the Cotton Bowl.
Most recently, in 2024 the Tigers beat Iowa 27–24 in the Music City Bowl.
Keep tabs on Missouri's chances here all year long, and note we also track the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl 60 Odds.
USA Today photo by Denny Medley.
For the current 2025-26 college football season, we project the Tigers to play in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis against a Big 12 team with the odds at -150 (a 60% implied probability).
The Tigers are now bowl eligible this season but we do not know their destination. Missouri’s most recent postseason game was the 2024 Music City Bowl, a 27-24 win over Iowa.
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