Following two frustrating losses in a row, Missouri (4-2, 0-2) will now prepare for this Saturday evening's Homecoming matchup with the third-ranked Longhorns of Texas (6-0, 3-0), who opened Monday as an early 14-point favorite .

The nationally televised showdown is sold out and will air on ABC at 7 p.m. CT.

Since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996, no team that has begun its conference season 0-3 has scrambled to finish with a winning record. In fact, only six percent (3 of 44) of those teams that have lost consecutive games to begin Big 12 play have managed to salvage a winning record.

And as if Missouri's odds against Texas were...

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