Preview the Dec. 19 matchup between the NC State Wolfpack and Memphis Tigers with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

Quarterback CJ Bailey (2,884 passing yards, 23 TDs) and linebacker Caden Fordham (130 tackles) have been among NC State's leaders this season. Bailey and running back Hollywood Smothers (160 carries, 939 yards, 6 TDs) are both expected to play in the bowl game.

The 2025 Gasparilla Bowl features an exciting matchup between the explosive offense of Memphis (8-4) and an inconsistent NC State (7-5) team. Memphis is led by interim coach Reggie Howard as their former head coach left for Arkansas,

After a proper incubation period of four-to-six years, a Memphis head coach hatches into a power-conference head coach, and regrettably for the current edition of the Tigers, this process recently came to its natural conclusion once more.

The trip to the Gasparilla Bowl for NC State is underway, as the Wolfpack made the journey to Tampa for Friday's bout with the Memphis Tigers. Dave Doeren and the Pack find themselves searching for the program's first bowl win since the 2017 Sun Bowl.

Welcome to Monday’s All-Access AM with Billy Embody! Join us below from 7-8 AM CT as we break down the ACC Coaching Carousel continuing to impact colleges, look at NC State vs. Miami in the Gasparilla Bowl and talk with Jamie Shaw of On3 | Rivals about ACC Basketball.

It’s a busy Saturday around the conference so let’s see who’s playing who: