The good news for Missouri State men's basketball fans is that the Bears should start the season 6-0.
The bad news is that they're not really playing anyone at their level. The combined 2019-20 records of teams the Bears are scheduled to play is 79-137.
Missouri State opens its season Friday night at JQH Arena in a regular-season matchup with Evangel. No, there aren't any exhibition games this season and it will count.
The Bears have an eight-game slate of home games for their non-conference schedule this season. That's due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic and MSU opting to go with more home games for season ticket holders instead of traveling somewhere to play better teams.