Indiana will aim to keep their momentum up after winning its last outing, a 42-10 result against Bowling Green on September 14.<\/p>\n
Missouri\u00a0 (2-0) vs. Indiana (2-1)<\/b>
\nDate: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013<\/b>
\nTime: 8 p.m. EST<\/b>
\nVenue: Memorial Stadium<\/b>
\nCity: \u00a0Bloomington<\/b>
\nO\/U Odds: 70 1\/2 <\/b>
\nSpread: Missouri -2 <\/b><\/p>\n
The Hoosiers have really started to turn things around with Kevin Wilson at the helm, and now will face their toughest challenge the year at home against a Missouri Tigers team that arrives at Memorial Stadium with a perfect record after beating Toledo 38-23, last weekend at home.<\/p>\n
Mizzou had a week off to prepare for Indiana’s up-tempo offense, which ranks No. 6 in the country, averaging 50 PPG.<\/p>\n
It will be team’s biggest challenge thus far, especially guarding against a Hoosiers aerial attack, which is averaging 339 yards per game.<\/p>\n
Freshman quarterback Nate Sudfeld throttled the Falcons defense in his team’s most recent action, throwing for 335 yards and two scores.<\/p>\n
The ground game for Indiana is also solid, as the Hoosiers picked up 266 yards on the ground versus Bowling Green.<\/p>\n
However, the defense has had its share of problems, giving up 28.7 per game. The Falcons rolled up 400 yards against the Hoosiers last weekend. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n
Not good news if you’re facing a Tigers’ offense that is also lighting up the scoreboard, as Missouri is averaging 48 points per game this season, ranking the Tigers No. 10 in the nation in scoring offense.<\/p>\n
Quarterback James Franklin has remained healthy, becoming the Tigers main offensive weapon i 2013. The senior threw for 212 yards and a touchdown against the Rockets, while also rushing for 77 yards on the day.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile defensively, Missouri is much better than the Hoosiers, giving up an average of just 18.5 points per game.<\/p>\n
Indiana leads the series 6-2-2, but the teams have not met since 1992.<\/p>\n
Both offenses are fairly balanced, though the Tigers tend to be a better running team while the Hoosiers lean heavily on the arm of Sudfeld.<\/p>\n
The Tigers are much better defensively too, but with an offense like the Hoosiers have, they can afford to be giving up a few more points than other teams.\u00a0 But not too many, as playing catch up against Missouri will not likely play to their favor.<\/p>\n
Indiana will get theirs, but in the end I expect Missouri\u2019s talent to come out on top as the Tigers spoil the party on Saturday, winning this one by a touchdown.<\/p>\n
Missouri\u00a0 45, Indiana 38<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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