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Texas vs Missouri prediction and preview: form, key matchups and our pick (2026 Week 10)

College Football Audit · 2026 Week 10 · Game preview

Texas visit Missouri on Saturday, Nov 7, and the numbers frame this one clearly: the scoring rates are close. Missouri score 31.5 points per game and allow 18.4; Texas score 30.8 and allow 17.1.

How they come in

Texas won 31–3 against Mississippi State last time out. Form: they have won 2 in a row. They are scoring 30.8 points per game and allowing 17.1.

Missouri won 34–10 against Arkansas last time out. Form: they have won their last game (a single win). They are scoring 31.5 points per game and allowing 18.4.

The matchup that decides it

When Missouri have the ball, their 31.5 points a game meet a defense allowing 17.1 — a difference of 14.4. Flip it around and Texas' 30.8 meet a defense allowing 18.4, a difference of 12.4.

Players to watch

Arch Manning (Texas) is averaging 220 passing yards per game through Week 9.

Emmett Mosley V (Texas) is averaging 98 receiving yards per game through Week 9.

Austin Simmons (Missouri) is averaging 179 passing yards per game through Week 9.

Jamal Roberts (Missouri) is averaging 138 rushing yards per game through Week 9.

Our pick

Our pick: too close to call. The scoring gap is only 0.8, so the team that wins the matchup above probably wins the day.

Key numbers

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