TODAY’S BOWL GAME

Armed Forces Bowl ARMY (8-3) VS. MISSOURI (6-6)

WHEN 7 p.m. Central (ESPN)

LINE Army by 3½

SERIES RECORD Missouri leads 3-1.

WHAT’S AT STAKE

Army is trying to keep its perfect record in the Armed Forces Bowl intact after three previous victories. That includes back-to-back wins in 2017-18, when the Black Knights had two of the three 10-win seasons in program history. Army is 4-0 in Dallas-area bowl games. Missouri is looking for its 10th victory against the service academies. One of its four losses was 35-13 to Navy in the 2009 Texas Bowl.

KEY MATCHUP

QBs Christian Anderson and Tyhier Tyler and Army’s triple option against Missouri’s run defense. The Black Knights are second nationally in rushing yards per game at 284. The Tigers are 125th of 130 FBS teams, allowing 229 per game. Anderson has 519 yards and six touchdowns rushing. RB JaKobi Buchanan has 237 consecutive carries without losing yardage.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

ARMY LB Andre Carter II is the first Army player in 31 years to be an AP All-American. He was a third-team choice and finished second nationally to Alabama’s Will Anderson with 14.5 sacks.

MISSOURI QB Brady Cook was named the starter the day before the game as the Tigers have uncertainty at the most important positions after RB Tyler Badie skipped the bowl game to prepare for the NFL Draft. Badie was third nationally with 1,604 yards rushing in the regular season. Connor Bazelak has played the most but been injured and had issues with turnovers. Tyler Macon also has seen time at QB.