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Wk 2 · 2026

Lindenwood Lions at Missouri State Bears — Sat, Sep 12

Sat, Sep 12 · Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO · ESPN+ FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Lindenwood Lions
FCS / Other · 0-2
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7:00pET
MOST -16.5 · total 53.5 DraftKings opened -19.5 · 3 toward LIN
No ratings differential: Lindenwood is not in the ratings file.

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Lindenwood: no data
Efficiency margin
Missouri St: -16.9#129
Lindenwood: no data
Offense (pts/100)
Missouri St: 23.3
Lindenwood: no data
Defense (pts/100)
Missouri St: 31.2
Lindenwood: no data
Pace (plays/g)
Missouri St: 62.4
Lindenwood: no data
Yards / play
Missouri St: 5.52
Lindenwood: no data
Yards / play allowed
Missouri St: 6.11
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Lindenwood: 8.5
Points / game
Missouri St: 21.8
Lindenwood: 38.5
Points allowed
Missouri St: 32.4
Lindenwood: 207
Yards / game
Missouri St: 344
Lindenwood: no data
Yards allowed
Missouri St: 445
Lindenwood: no data
Pass yds allowed
Missouri St: 248
Lindenwood: no data
Rush yds allowed
Missouri St: 196
Lindenwood: 1.00
Turnovers / game
Missouri St: 1.00
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Lindenwood form

L 3-29at EMUL 14-48at MOST
2026 season

Missouri St form

L 13-34at WKUL 24-34at SMUL 24-30vs MRSHW 48-14vs LINL 0-50at TA&M
2026 season

Lindenwood this season

Straight up0-2 · 0% (2 games)
Against the spread0-2 · 0% (2 games)
Over / under1-1 · 50% (2 games)

Missouri St this season

Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Missouri St leads 1–0 · Missouri St won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 34.0 points toward Missouri St
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-12Lindenwood 14 — 48 Missouri Stat MOSTMissouri St

Lindenwood leaders

No tracked players for this team.
From this site’s tracked-player feed; ESPN published no season leaders for this team.
No roster page: this site tracks the 138 FBS teams.

Missouri St leaders 2026 regular season

PassingSkyler Locklear QB #971/108, 788 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT
Henry Belin IV QB #219/34, 250 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingBreezy Dubar RB #142 CAR, 218 YDS, 2 TD
Ramone Green Jr. RB #2246 CAR, 209 YDS, 2 TD
Skyler Locklear QB #933 CAR, 107 YDS
ReceivingIsaiah Myers WR #320 REC, 419 YDS, 3 TD
Mekhi Miller WR #613 REC, 146 YDS
Jmariyae Robinson WR #019 REC, 134 YDS
Jeron Askren TE #888 REC, 59 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesJared Lloyd LB #062
J.J. O'Neal S #1633
Christian Ford S #2931
SacksJosh Lukusa DE #921
Malik Ganaway CB #71
Jared Lloyd LB #01
InterceptionsJoel Boamah CB #121
Jashawn Cooper LB #211
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.