For the third time in the program’s history, the Missouri Tigers have been to a bowl game for four straight seasons. Can Eli Drinkwitz coach the Tigers to a fifth straight bowl, one off the record streak set by Gary Pinkel from 2006-2011?
Our odds say yes.
With the Tigers opener against FBS Central Arkansas nearly three weeks away, BetMissouri.com, your source for the latest Missouri sports betting news, has developed the following odds for where the Tigers will go bowling this season.
Bowl | Location | Conference Opponent | Odds | Percentage Chance |
Liberty Bowl | Memphis, TN | Big 12 | +400 | 20% |
Texas Bowl | Houston | Big 12 | +450 | 18.8% |
ReliaQuest Bowl | Tampa, FL | Big Ten or ACC | +650 | 13.3% |
Duke’s Mayo Bowl | Charlotte, NC | ACC | +800 | 11.1% |
Gasparilla Bowl | Tampa | American or ACC | +1200 | 7.7% |
The Field | +230 | 30.3% |
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.
Coming off a 10-3 season last year, the Tigers are predicted to finish 12th in the 16-team Southeastern Conference preseason media poll. However, Mizzou’s SEC slate features just one game against a top national title contender, Alabama. They also play three teams, Arkansas, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt, that media members pick to finish behind the Tigers.
Considering Missouri should finish no worse than 3-1 in nonconference games, they would only need three wins in SEC play to get a bowl bid.
The Tigers have 13 of 22 starters returning from last season’s team, but they will feature plenty of new faces on offense, including a starting quarterback who likely won’t be named until closer to the season opener. Whoever gets the snaps will have one of the top receivers in the SEC as their primary target. Kevin Coleman Jr., caught 74 passes for 932 yards and six scores as a sophomore with Mississippi State last season, and the new Missouri wideout earned preseason third-team honors last month.
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 2024-25 college football season, Missouri is currently projected to play in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, TN vs. a Big 12 team with the odds at +400 (20% chance).
As the 2025 season has yet to start, Missouri is not yet slated for a specific bowl game. Their most recent bowl game was in the 2024 Music City Bowl, where they defeated Iowa.
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