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Oct 18, 2014; Gainesville, FL, USA; Missouri Tigers quarterback Maty Mauk (7) runs with the ball during the first half against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Vanderbilt at Missouri (-24), 3PM CT, SEC Network

To put it simply, Vanderbilt has been horrible this year and Derek Mason’s first season as the head coach in Nashville has been a disaster. I like Mason, and I think he’ll be a good head coach eventually, but this has not a good start to his head-coaching career.

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My biggest complaint is how he’s handled the quarterback situation – shuffling four players in and out of games on what seems like a whim. Saturday, Mason will start his fourth different QB in the eighth game of the season, which is insane.

Missouri, on the other hand, has a firmly entrenched quarterback in sophomore Maty Mauk. However, the Tigers have been uncharacteristically weak on offense for more than a month, and Mauk has been a major reason why. Don’t let the 42 points the Tigers scored last week against Florida fool you – most came on defense and special teams and was a result of a terrible Gators offense, not a good Mizzou offense.

This is a weird one, but unless they get another huge performance on defense and special teams, 24 is too much for the Tigers to cover, even against Vanderbilt.

Missouri 28, Vanderbilt 7

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