N.C. State has been an underdog just once all season, a testament not to how great the Wolfpack have always played, but to how mediocre their schedule has been. A&M has seen it all in the SEC and only a two-point loss to Clemson, and that level of toughness built up will be a difference.

So too will the key defections of players (and a coach) for N.C. State. Teams that have lost key players to "prep" for the NFL have been struggling this bowl season, and that trend is likely to continue here as I look for SEC power Texas A&M to roll the Wolfpack of NC ST.
Aggies by 22.