It was not the best season ever for Florida football in 2021, but the team managed to earn its way into a bowl game with a victory over the Florida State Seminoles to close the schedule. Finishing at 6-6, the Gators eked their way into a bonus matchup with the Central Florida Knights in the Gasparilla Bowl while their garnet and gold rivals went home for the winter.
UCF enters the game with a state-best 8-4 record having had something of a disappointing season of its own. Still, after a fall that saw all of the state schools falter, the Knights came out on top and now have a chance to punch the bullies from the flagship school square in the mouth in front of what will surely be a crowd dominated by black and gold.
To start the week, according to the Tipico Sportsbook, the Gators are favored by 6.5 points over the Knights, with the over-under sitting at 55.5 points. Florida’s money line is set at minus-250 while Central Florida’s is at plus-190 as of 10:30 a.m. EST Monday, December 13.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 23, inside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The game will be broadcast on ESPN, livestreamed on the ESPN app and can be heard on the Gators Radio Network.
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