Today’s bowl games

INDEPENDENCE BOWL Louisiana-Lafayette (6-6) vs. Houston (7-5)

Today: Noon, Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.

On the air: ESPN

Line: Houston by 7

What’s at stake: LouisianaLafayette seeks a fourth straight bowl victory and aims to secure a winning record in its first season since Michael Desormeaux took over as head coach following Billy Napier’s departure for Florida. The Ragin’ Cajuns are seeking their seventh bowl victory overall. Houston is seeking its second straight bowl victory and 13th overall.

Key matchup: Houston’s passing game against LouisianaLafayette’s secondary. Cougars QB Clayton Tune’s 37 TD passes this season places him in contention for the national lead. The Ragin’ Cajuns have intercepted 15 passes this season, led by defensive back Bralen Trahan with four. Trahan has 13 interceptions in his career.

GASPARILLA BOWL

Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Missouri (6-6)

Today: 3:30 p.m., Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.

On the air: ESPN

Line: Wake Forest by 11 ⁄2

What’s at stake: Missouri is looking for its first bowl win since the Gary Pinkel-coached Tigers beat Minnesota in the 2014 Capital One Bowl. The Tigers have lost three in a row since, including a 24-22 loss to Army in last year’s Armed Forces Bowl in coach Eli Drinkwitz’s first bowl appearance at the school. Wake Forest looks to rebound after losing four of its final five regularseason games. Seven of the Demon Deacons’ 17 bowl appearances have come in the last seven years under coach Dave Clawson.

Key matchup: Wake Forest QB Sam Hartman against the Missouri defense. Hartman has 107 career touchdown passes and needs one more to break a tie with Clemson’s Tajh Boyd (2010-13) for most in Atlantic Coast Conference history. He also need 313 yards passing to join North Carolina State’s Philip Rivers (13,484, 2000-03) as the only quarterbacks in ACC history to reach 13,000 yards.