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The North Carolina Tar Heels wait to take the field for their game against the Western Carolina Catamounts at Kenan Stadium on December 05, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Tar Heels won 49-9.

Everything you need to know for the 2021 Gator Bowl: NC State vs. Kentucky

We break down everything you need to know about the 2021 Gator Bowl game between NC State and Kentucky, including TV schedule, how to watch, picks and more.

Contributors: Erik Buchinger, Jason Hirschhorn, and kate.magdziuk

The North Carolina State Wolfpack will face the Kentucky Wildcats in the 2021 Gator Bowl on Saturday, January 2nd. The game will take place at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Wolfpack (8-3) enter postseason following a 23-13 victory over Georgia Tech Georgia Techin the regular-season finale on December 5. As for UK (4-6), they humiliated South Carolina 41-18 in the regular-season finale earlier this month. While NCSU finished ahead of projections in 2020, it was a bit of a rebuild for Mark Stoops in Lexington.

Game Time/TV Channel/Streaming

You can watch NC State vs. Kentucky in the 2021 Gator Bowl on Saturday, January 2nd at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN. You can stream it via WatchESPN or the ESPN app with a cable or streaming service login.

If you don’t have a cable login to access the ESPN app, you can get a free trial from YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, AT&T TV Now, FuboTV, or Sling TV to stream the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl this week.

Current Betting Odds

Point spread: Kentucky -2.5
Point Total: 48.5
Money line: Kentucky -129, NC State +106

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Dec 23, 2020, 11:45am PST