Arizona Wildcats vs Boston College Eagles
It's only fitting that V100 is a part of this bowl's name since both teams each bring top running backs in the nation. Boston College's Andre Williams lead the nation in rushing going for over 2,102 yards, while Ka'Deem Carey finished fifth with 1,716 yards. With both defenses not being stellar, we should get to see these two backs go wild. Add in that Arizona seems to be more explosive and that could be the difference.Prediction: Arizona 37 Boston College 35
Draft Eligible Players to Watch
| Arizona | Boston College |
| #25 RB Ka'Deem Carey #2 OLB Marquis Flowers #5 CB Shaquille Richardson | #44 RB Andre Williams #24 OLB Kevin Pierre-Louis |
Virginia Tech Hokies vs UCLA Bruins
This game will be a match up of strength vs strength as the Hokie
#4 ranked defense goes toe to toe with the explosive Bruin offense that averages 450 yards per game. This should be a good test for QB Brett Hundley who is still debating on whether he wants to enter his name in the NFL Draft or not. But Virginia Tech is going to need to be full time "Beamer Ball" if they want to win this game, because they'll need some big plays in special teams and their defense to lock down. Because you know UCLA's talented defense should have to trouble with VaTech's shaky offense.Prediction: Virginia Tech 13 UCLA 17
Draft Eligible Players to Watch
| Virginia Tech | UCLA |
| #17 CB Kyle Fuller #3 QB Logan Thomas #98 DT Derrick Hopkins | #11 OLB Anthony Barr #17 QB Brett Hundley #1 WR Shaquelle Evans #56 G Xavier Su'a-Filo #99 DE Cassius Marsh #6 LB Eric Kendricks #35 LB Jordan Zumwalt |
Rice Owls vs Mississippi State Bulldogs
This could be a sneaky good game. Rice is your Conference USA Champions who won ten games this year for only the second time in school history while the Bulldogs may only be 6-6 but they had to play one of the toughest schedules in the nation. You know Rice is relishing at the chance to beat an SEC school, while Miss State wants to finish the year with a winning record and give them momentum into next year. It easy to just pick the Bulldogs here and Rice's 16 ranked rushing attack should cause Miss State some troubles. But the Bulldogs are so much better than their record shows.Prediction: Rice 20 Miss State 23
Draft Eligible Players to Watch
| Rice | Mississippi State |
| #15 CB Phillip Gaines #9 K Chris Boswell | #27 RB LaDarius Perkins #61 G Gabe Jackson #1 S Nickoe Witley |
Duke Blue Devils vs Texas A&M Aggies
Normally the Chick-fil-A Bowl is one of the better match ups, but this year it's not. The Bowl clearly had their hands tied taking Duke who even with a good season isn't that great of a team. They had trouble trying to slow down Florida State's offense giving up 45 points and the Aggies offense might be even more explosive. And with this likely Johnny Manziel's last game as an Aggie you know he's going to want to make an impression.Prediction: Duke 24 A&M 56
Draft Eligible Players to Watch
| Duke | Texas A&M |
| #6 CB Ross Cockrell #84 DE Kenny Anunike #3 WR Jamison Crowder | #75 LT Jake Matthews #13 WR Mike Evans #70 RT Cedric Ogbuehi #2 QB Johnny Manziel #1 RB Ben Malena |
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