The No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs and No. 17 Florida Gators will meet on Saturday for an SEC bout that kicks off at 3:30 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Both teams are coming off a bye week. Georgia is 6-1 on the season with a 4-1 record in conference play, while Florida is 5-2 overall and 3-2 in the league.
The Bulldogs have won five in a row in the head-to-head series and own a 58-44-2 advantage all-time. However, Georgia is coming off a 27-24 loss to Auburn two weeks ago, and the Gators pulled off a 27-24 upset on the road against Texas in their last game.
Rivalry Moves to Atlanta
The Florida-Georgia rivalry, once known as "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party," was played in Jacksonville for 30 years. The series will head to Atlanta and then Tampa Bay over the next two years while the Jaguars rebuild their stadium before returning to Jacksonville in 2028. This gives Georgia a temporary home-field advantage playing roughly 70 miles from campus in Athens, though the game is technically a neutral-site contest.
Coaching Matchup and Key Players
This will be Jon Sumrall's first taste of the rivalry as Florida's head coach, while Kirby Smart has led Georgia to victory in eight of his 10 games against the Gators. Florida will look to establish star running back Jadan Baugh early; the junior leads the SEC with 13 rushing touchdowns and 763 rushing yards on the season. He faces a Georgia defense that allows only 91.4 rushing yards per game. On the other side, Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton has the SEC's highest passer rating at 185.3, leading the conference in completion rate (74.1%) and yards per pass attempt (9.9). He threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-20 win over Florida last season.
Betting Odds and Prediction
At DraftKings Sportsbook, Georgia is a -470 money line favorite with Florida at +360. The spread is Georgia -12.5, and the over/under is set at 56.5 (Over -112, Under -108). The SportsLine Projection Model predicts Georgia wins by 17 points on average and covers the spread in 59% of simulations. Georgia has won eight of its last nine games, with six of those victories by 14 points or more.
