Venue & Game Details
Kickoff Time: 7:30 PM ET
Venue: Memorial Stadium / Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
Capacity: ~61,620
Broadcast: ESPNU
Weather Forecast (Columbia, MO)
Kickoff Temperature: ~77°F (25°C)
Conditions: Clear skies, light humidity
Wind: 6–9 mph from the south
Precipitation:
Impact: Ideal football weather; no disruptions expected.
Injury Report
UMass Minutemen:
QB Grant Jordan – healthy, 248 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT.
RB Rocko Griffin – healthy, 142 yards, 1 TD.
WR Jacquon Gibson – healthy, 258 yards on 24 catches.
OL depth thin after early-season injuries.
Missouri Tigers:
QB Beau Pribula – healthy, 962 yards, 8 TDs, 2 INTs.
RB Ahmad Hardy – healthy, 600 yards, 6 TDs.
WR Kevin Coleman Jr. – healthy, 278 yards, 1 TD.
No major injuries reported after Week 4.
Key Player Matchups
Beau Pribula (Mizzou QB) vs. UMass Secondary
Pribula completing 72.4% of passes.
UMass allows 276 passing ypg (122nd nationally).
Ahmad Hardy (Mizzou RB) vs. Minutemen Front Seven
Hardy averaging 7.6 ypc.
UMass allows 157.7 rushing ypg (88th nationally).
Jacquon Gibson (UMass WR) vs. Missouri Corners
Gibson is UMass’s only consistent weapon.
Missouri allows just 150.5 passing ypg (19th nationally).
Missouri O-Line vs. UMass D-Line
Tigers average 298 rushing ypg (5th nationally).
UMass defense ranks 124th overall.
Recent Team Form
UMass Minutemen (0–3)
L 7–47 @ Iowa (Week 3)
L 10–42 vs. Temple (Week 2)
L 26–27 vs. Bryant (Week 1)
Strengths: Time of possession (30:05 avg).
Weaknesses: 14.3 ppg (132nd), 0–10 on 3rd downs vs. Iowa.
Missouri Tigers (4–0)
W 29–20 vs. South Carolina (Week 4)
W 45–17 vs. Louisiana (Week 3)
W 38–21 vs. Kansas (Week 2)
W 52–7 vs. Central Arkansas (Week 1)
Strengths: Top-10 offense (46 ppg, 554 ypg).
Weaknesses: Occasional turnover issues (2 INTs, 1 fumble lost).
Conference vs. Conference
UMass: Independent program.
Missouri: SEC (East).
A rare SEC vs. Independent clash.
Series History
All-time series: First-ever meeting between UMass and Missouri.
Betting Trends
UMass Minutemen:
0–3 ATS in 2025.
1–6 ATS in last 7 road games.
4 of last 5 games have gone Over.
Missouri Tigers:
3–1 ATS in 2025.
6–2 ATS in last 8 home games.
5 of last 7 games have gone Over.
Historical Betting Results
No prior head-to-head betting history.
Missouri has covered in 3 of 4 games this season.
UMass has failed to cover in all 3 games this season.
Game Odds
Massachusetts Minutemen 55.5
Missouri Tigers – 44.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 26, 2025
