The No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs and No. 17 Florida Gators will meet on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for an SEC matchup. Both teams are coming off a bye week; Georgia enters at 6-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play, while Florida is 5-2 overall and 3-2 in the SEC.
Georgia has won the last five meetings in the series and holds a 58-44-2 all-time advantage. The Bulldogs are coming off a 27-24 loss to Auburn two weeks ago, while the Gators pulled off a 27-24 road upset over Texas in their last game.
According to 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 points.
The rivalry, once known as "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party," was played in Jacksonville for 30 years before moving to Atlanta and Tampa Bay for the next two seasons while the Jaguars rebuild their stadium. The game returns to Jacksonville in 2028. Georgia enjoys a temporary home-field advantage playing roughly 70 miles from its campus in Athens. This will be Florida head coach Jon Sumrall's first experience in the rivalry, while Georgia's Kirby Smart has won eight of his 10 games against the Gators.
Florida will rely on junior running back Jadan Baugh, who leads the SEC with 13 rushing touchdowns and 763 yards this season. He faces a Georgia defense that allows just 91.4 rushing yards per game. On the other side, Bulldogs quarterback Gunner Stockton leads the SEC with a 185.3 passer rating, a 74.1% completion rate, and 9.9 yards per attempt. He threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns in Georgia's 24-20 win over Florida last season.
The SportsLine Projection Model predicts Georgia will win by an average of 17 points and cover the -12.5 spread in 59% of simulations.
