The Wake Forest Demon Deacons take on the Missouri Tigers in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. Wake is coming off a 34-31 loss to Duke while the Tigers are coming off a 29-27 win over Arkansas. Wake Forest put up 36.2 points a game. On the defensive side, they allowed 29.3 points a game. Missouri finished the season with two straight wins. Missouri put up 24.7 points a game and allowed 25.7 points. Leading receiver Dominic Lovett, linemen Isaiah McGuire and D.J. Coleman and safety Martez Manuel have decided to enter the NFL Draft and will sit out this game.

The Tigers won four of their last six games. They are run-dominant and will be facing a defense that has been pretty good against the run. Wake struggled to close out the season. They are very good offensively and have the 10th-best passing game in the country. Missouri did not defend the pass well in their last three games. I like Wake's offense to do more damage in this one.

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