We’ve reached the end of the season and the Music City Bowl as the Tigers look for win #10. Let’s start with some predictions and keys for Missouri’s game against Iowa.

Forecast: Mizzou is off to a slow offensive start, but Iowa’s offense is struggling to get more moving Caleb Johnson.

Key: The Tigers have struggled to defend the run this year and tackling has been a major issue at times, but without the Hawkeye’s 1,500-yard rusher, the Tigers are in a good position to shut down the Hawkeye run game.

The offensive line will still be a major threat, so the key for the Tigers is to make their tackles when they get to the running backs and force Iowa to try to win the game through the air.

Forecast: It takes a while for Missouri’s offense to get going, but the Tigers are finally able to take advantage of the Hawkeye secondary.

Key: Without Iowa’s best defensive back, some holes remain Brady Cook exploit, but without Luther’s burden For him, this task is a bigger task. Theo Wease will accomplish its goals and the Tigers will need to pass the ball around to some young players to see what they have, so I expect the offense to look a little forced early before it gets rolling.

Forecast: The Missouri defense looks pretty good for most of the game, but Iowa has a few big plays that people end up focusing on.

Key: As I’ve said broadly, just make the tackles when they’re available. Iowa’s offense has functioned well with a backup quarterback for most of the second half of the season, but without Johnson leading the way, Mizzou should be able to get the stops it needs to get the Tiger offense rolling.

I picked 24-17 Mizzou in my “Know Your Foe” email conversation earlier in the week and I’m sticking with it.

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