Best BBQ spot in Memphis?

The old man and I are road tripping from New Orleans to Missouri to pick up a boat right now and will be stopping off in Memphis on our way home tomorrow night. Planning on stopping for some BBQ and then finding a place to watch the LSU game. We'll have a big boat trailered to the truck so something close to I-55 or I-40 near the river would be ideal. Just googling has brought up a bunch of names like central BBQ, payne's BBQ, cozy corner, top's BBQ, neely's interstate BBQ, A&R bbq, Charlie verges rendezvous...seem to be the big names. Anyone have any personal experience in the Memphis BBQ game who cares to shed some light?

Bonus round - any suggestion for nearby decent hotel/motel and a good bar to watch the LSU game at your suggested BBQ joint? We're basically driving 24 hours over the span of 48 hrs so need a good place for some R&R and to watch fournette destroy wisky tomorrow night.