The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will play the Kentucky Wildcats in the TaxSlayer Bowl on New Year’s Eve. Here is how to watch this game online.
There are four college football bowl games going on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31. One of those games will be the TaxSlayer Bowl between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-4) and the Kentucky Wildcats (7-5).
Kickoff from EverBank Field in Jacksonville on New Year’s Eve will be at 11:00 a.m. ET. ESPN will have the telecast. The available live stream can be found on WatchESPN.
Kentucky will be playing in its first bowl game since the 2010 college football season. The Wildcats were able to win four games in SEC play to achieve crucial bowl eligibility. In his fourth year in Lexington, Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops got himself off the hot seat by getting Big Blue Nation to a bowl.
Georgia Tech had a strong year in the ACC, going 8-4 on the season. 2016 was a five-win improvement on the Yellow Jackets’ disastrous 2015 season, where Georgia Tech went a terrible 3-9. Georgia Tech is back in a bowl game, as the Ramblin’ Wreck should be annually.
Date: Saturday, Dec. 31
Time: 11:00 a.m. ET
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Venue: EverBank Field
TV Info: ESPN
Live Stream: WatchESPN
According to OddsShark.com, the Yellow Jackets will be a 3.5-point favorite over the Wildcats in neutral site Jacksonville. The associated moneylines for this game are Georgia Tech -165 and Kentucky +145. This game’s over/under comes in at a combined 62 points.
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Both teams love to run the football, so if you like to see college teams sling the pigskin, this game is not for you. However, both teams are highly efficient in the ground game and are more than capable of taking a sweep to the house. This one will be tight and high-scoring.