- Missouri is favored by 6 points at Kansas at Bovada, with BetOnline a point shorter at 5.
- Bovada set Friday’s total at 51.5 points, less than half the 105 Missouri and Kansas combined for in their openers.
- Missouri quarterback Austin Simmons opened with four touchdown passes, zero interceptions and 252 passing yards.
- Kansas counterpart Isaiah Marshall totaled 295 yards against Long Island, 246 through the air and 49 rushing.
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Missouri goes to Kansas laying 6 points Friday night, a line built on openers the Tigers won 54-14 over Arkansas-Pine Bluff and the Jayhawks won 51-6 over Long Island.
The Missouri Vs Kansas Betting Line
Bovada has Missouri -6 (-105) on the road and Kansas +6 (-125), while BetOnline hangs a point less at Missouri -5 (-115) and Kansas +5 (-105). The moneyline splits the same way, Missouri -210 to Kansas’ +175 at Bovada, a price that risks more than twice the payout to back the Tigers outright in their first road game of the season.
Friday’s total sits at 51.5, with both sides -110 at Bovada. Missouri and Kansas combined for 105 points in their openers, so the number prices Friday at less than half that pace on this week’s legal sports betting board.
How Each Team Opened
Kansas hung 51 on Long Island and gave up 6, with Isaiah Marshall’s 14 completions producing 246 yards and two touchdowns alongside his 49 rushing yards. Backup Cole Ballard’s four completions in relief covered 90 yards on a night the offense totaled 613. Running back Yasin Willis punched in two rushing scores at 6.5 yards a carry on 11 attempts.
Missouri’s 54-14 dismissal of Arkansas-Pine Bluff ran the same shape. Austin Simmons connected on 17 throws, four of them touchdowns, for 252 yards with no interceptions. Wide receiver Donovan Olugbode’s eight catches produced 116 yards and two of those scores, and the Tigers’ 562 total yards sat just behind Kansas’ 613, near-identical output against overmatched opponents.
Props Price Both Quarterbacks Under Week 1
The legal college football betting props set both starters under their opening numbers. Bovada lists Simmons at 227.5 passing yards, about 25 under his 252-yard debut, and Marshall at 183.5, more than 60 under his night against Long Island.
| Player | Prop | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Simmons | Over 1.5 passing TDs | -160 |
| Isaiah Marshall | Under 1.5 passing TDs | -185 |
The touchdown props lean the same way, favoring Simmons at -160 to clear 1.5 passing scores again while pricing Marshall at -185 to stay under that number as a home underdog.
Kickoff is 8 p.m. Eastern Friday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.
