Kansas at Missouri

After riding through the regular season last year with a single loss, the Jayhawks expected to be right in the thick of things again this season. The fact is they were fortunate that they did not have to play Texas, Oklahoma or Texas Tech last year and their record was a product of a soft non-conference schedule and a lucky break from their Big-12 schedule. This season they had to play them all and it resulted in three defeats by 84 total points and a stiffer non-conference game against South Florida resulted in yet another loss. The Jayhawks defense has been dismal. The last five games they have played they have allowed a staggering 219 points. For those without the calculator handy, that's 43.8 ppg. They now must hit the road to face a high octane Missouri offense that is averaging 45.7 ppg and over 500 yards per contest. This one could get ugly and I'm backing the Tigers here in a route.