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Dave Matter's Mizzou football Week 8 prediction: Can Mizzou handle the rare role of favorite?

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Mizzou football is on a heater with three straight wins — against the spread.

The Tigers were underdogs in SEC contests against Auburn, Georgia and Florida and kept it close enough to cover the spread despite three straight losses on the scoreboard. Eli Drinkwitz’s team finds itself in unfamiliar territory Saturday: an SEC favorite.

Vanderbilt Commodores (3-4, 0-3 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (2-4, 0-3 SEC)

Game time, TV channel: 3:00 p.m., SEC Network

Betting line: Missouri by 13 ½

With Vanderbilt in town for homecoming, the Tigers are favored in a conference game for the first time since last year’s game at … Vanderbilt, a game Mizzou won 37-28.