After falling as the No. 1-ranked team in the country on the road in Columbia last year, the Kansas Jayhawks are determined to get their revenge on their cross-state rival, the Missouri Tigers.

Both teams have high expectations for this season, and a Border Showdown is never a game that should be missed. For those who don’t know how to watch the game on Sunday afternoon, here is everything you should know.

How to Watch Kansas vs. Missouri

• Who: Missouri Tigers (8-1) vs. No. 21 Kansas Jayhawks (6-3)
• What: 10th regular season game for both teams and the 273rd rendition of the basketball Border Showdown
• When: Sunday, December 7 at 12 p.m CT.
• Where: T-Mobile Center (18,972) in Kansas City, MO.
• TV/Streaming: ESPN2 (To access link, CLICK HERE)
• TV announcers: (Tom Hart for play-by-play, Fran Fraschilla for color commentary)
• Radio: As always, fans can tune into Jayhawk Radio Network to listen to the Voice of the Jayhawks, Brian Hanni, call the contest (810 AM, 1510 AM, 99.3 FM in Kansas City, 94.7 KSKU, 99.3/1370 KIOL in Wichita). The pregame show begins 30 minutes prior to tip-off at 11:30 a.m.
• Radio announcers: Brian Hanni (play-by-play)
• This season: Kansas fell to 6-3 on the season earlier this week after losing a home game to No. 5 UConn. The Jayhawks have gone 5-2 without Darryn Peterson in the lineup. KU’s best wins so far have come against Tennessee and Syracuse. Missouri was previously undefeated before falling to Notre Dame on the road in the ACC/SEC Challenge. The Tigers boast one of the best offenses in the SEC, though they have not taken on much competition so far, with their best win coming against Minnesota.
• Series history: Kansas holds a 176-96 lead in the all-time series, which extends all the way back to 1907. The Jayhawks have won nine of the past 11 meetings, though Missouri came out on top last year in an upset victory.

Meet the Coaches

• Dennis Gates, Missouri: Gates just began his fourth year at the helm in Columbia. Across a little over three years, he has amassed a 63-47 overall record, including a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances.
• Bill Self, Kansas: Self is one of the greatest coaches the game has ever seen, and throughout his lengthy tenure at KU, has dominated the Tigers. He is 19-5 against Missouri all-time and will look to make it 20 wins over MU.

The first big conference championship game Saturday is Texas Tech against BYU in the Big 12 Championship. Texas Tech is likely in the 12-team College Football Field even if it loses, but BYU needs to win to punch its ticket. New Missouri bettors do not need a FanDuel Missouri promo code to earn a $300 bonus with a $5 bet on today’s game.

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How the FanDuel Missouri welcome bonus offer works

Continue reading to learn even more about how this new-user bonus offer from FanDuel MO works:

• Welcome bonus: Bet $5 or more as a new customer to receive $300 in bonus bets guaranteed
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Reasons to sign up with the FanDuel MO promo code

Bonuses and promotions are a big reason why FanDuel MO is a worthwhile sportsbook to sign up for in the Show Me State. Of course, new customers in Missouri will be welcomed with $300 in bonus bets after placing a $5+ initial wager, but that’s not where the offers end.

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Bet on the Big 12 Championship Game with the FanDuel Missouri new-user bonus

Best bet: Texas Tech -12.5 (-115 odds at FanDuel)

AT&T Stadium will play host to the 2025 Big 12 Championship Game, which features two schools that aren’t accustomed to playing in this high-profile event. The Texas Tech Red Raiders are sizable betting favorites over the BYU Cougars.

These two teams squared off just a few weeks ago. Texas Tech dominated the game, holding BYU to seven points. This matchup features a pair of top-15 scoring defenses, with the Red Raiders allowing less than 12 points per game.

I like Texas Tech to handle BYU once again, and yes, they need to win by at least 13 points to cover the spread, but that’s something I believe the Red Raiders will accomplish.

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NOËL, Mo. — It’s the Christmas season and along with lights and gifts comes a name change for a southwest Missouri town.

“We are in beautiful Noël, Missouri — the “Christmas City,” said USPS Strategic Communications Specialist, Mark Inglett.

At the heart of “Christmas City” you’ll find the post office, where the holiday greeting and festive postmark, “Noël” is stamped on envelopes of cards and letters.

“We’ve been doing this since 1932. So, as I said before, Noël means Merry Christmas. We’re excited about being here in the center of Missouri, which is the center of the country. A lot of folks will come down, and they’ll bring boxes of cards that are already addressed and stamped, and they’ll ask us to put that special cancellation on them. They go all over the world, and we’re really excited to help them out,” said Inglett.

In the weeks leading up to Christmas, the Noël Post Office receives tens-of-thousands of cards from around the world.

“It’s usually around 65,000 is what we stamp. I’m going to try to reach 100,000. That is my goal this year,” said Noël Postmaster, Patricia Coggin.

Coggin, along with her team of volunteer elves, stamp each envelope with a red wreath, a green Christmas tree, and a red and blue sign bearing the city’s name.

A century later, the tradition is going strong.

“Seeing the smile on these folks faces, they know they can trust us with their mail and things like that. We take that for granted sometimes, but you know what? We’re going to keep going strong every year, but this tradition, oh, my gosh — having folks come down here bringing their kids and grandchildren and seeing the smile on their faces and talking about Santa Claus. You can’t beat it,” said Inglett.

To get that holiday mail stamped in the “Christmas City” of Noël, you can send cards and letters to the post office located at 318 Main Street, Noel, Missouri, 64854.