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Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions @ Missouri Tigers

2026-09-03 · 8:00 PM · Memorial Stadium · Columbia, MO
Missouri -21.6
Projected spread
54.8
Projected total
17–38
Proj score (away–home)
88%
Missouri win prob
First recorded meeting between these programs
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions
Balanced · 54% run Ball-control
Missouri Tigers — defense
DEFENSE OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Missouri Tigers — offense
Missouri Tigers
Eli Drinkwitz · 50-25
Run-heavy · 60% run Avg pace
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger

Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense), not individual players — per-player ratings wait on the 2026 rosters. Identity, tempo, dual-threat and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

Power breakdown

TeamDivPowerOffDef (higher = better)Rank
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions FCS -9.5 -4.4 -5.1 #347
Missouri Tigers SEC FBS +9.7 +3.4 +6.3 #34
Arkansas-Pine Bluff offense vs. Missouri defense
-10.7 pts
Missouri offense vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff defense
+8.5 pts

Power = points vs. an average D1 team (Off + Def), FBS and FCS on one scale. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites). An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone. Player-level matchups, team strengths/weaknesses, and the Vegas-line comparison arrive as those phases land.