Florida at Georgia
Georgia (6‑1) hosts Florida (5‑2). The market has Georgia favored by 12.5. The model gives Georgia a 71% shot. Georgia’s passing offense is at the 96th percentile; Florida’s pass defense is at the 18th.
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How they got here
Last three games
Florida · 5-2
Rated 22nd in our preseason ratings, 21st now.
1-2 in its last three, capped by a 3-point win over Texas as a 13.5-point underdog.
Last three games
Georgia · 6-1
Rated 2nd in our preseason ratings, 4th now.
2-1 in its last three, including a 3-point win over Alabama as a 2.5-point underdog.
Biggest mismatch: Georgia’s passing EPA against Florida, 78 points
Each row ranks the two sides among all teams. The longer the line, the bigger the mismatch.
Georgia’s passing EPA against Florida’s defense
Georgia offense, 96th percentile · Florida defense, 18th
Georgia’s success rate against Florida’s defense
Georgia offense, 97th percentile · Florida defense, 35th
What’s at stake
Make the playoff
Georgia projected #1 seed
Win the conference
Win the title
CFP odds as of October 23, 2026
The series
Georgia leads the series 58-44-2
104 meetings since 1904 · Georgia has won the last 5
- 2025 · neutral siteGeorgia 24-20
- 2024 · neutral siteGeorgia 34-20
- 2023 · neutral siteGeorgia 43-20
- 2022 · neutral siteGeorgia 42-20
- 2021 · neutral siteGeorgia 34-7
Each line is Georgia’s chance to win through that meeting. Georgia is 2-0 in the meetings since 2018 that were still close in the fourth quarter.
Face-off
What each fanbase carries into this one.
Florida
The chip · vs the national mediaThe same analysts who buried the Sumrall hire as 'another Group-of-Five retread from Louisiana, Napier 2.0' will be the first to call it a steal if it works. Gainesville is keeping the receipts.
What this game touches
The long fall from the Spurrier–Meyer summit. Three titles and three Heismans by 2008, then fifteen years of coaching misfires (Muschamp, McElwain, the Mullen collapse, Napier) — bottoming out at 4-8 in 2025 with Napier fired mid-October.
Georgia
The chip · vs the national mediaThe growing take that the regular-season machine can't close in January anymore — that the Smart dynasty peaked at two. The fanbase has heard it three straight winters, and it stings precisely because it isn't yet refutable.
What this game touches
The can't-finish-it stretch since the back-to-back. After closing a 41-year title loop in 2021-22, three straight seasons of SEC dominance have ended short of the mountaintop — the 2024 quarterfinal loss to Notre Dame, then a 39-34 Sugar Bowl loss to Ole Miss in 2025.
Best players
Florida
- Jadan Baugh (RB) · 763 rushing yards — Heisman odds: 53rd (+20000)
- Myles Graham (LB) · 49 tackles
- Aaron Chiles (LB) · 37 tackles
Georgia
- Raylen Wilson (LB) · 43 tackles
- Chris Cole (LB) · 40 tackles
- Gunner Stockton (QB) · 1,570 passing yards — Heisman odds: 12th (+2400)
What to watch
Player to watch: Gunner Stockton (QB) — Georgia’s leading passer (1,570 passing yards) takes on Florida’s pass defense (18th percentile allowed).
The betting line, and the fans
Florida fans are in a better mood than Georgia fans (24th vs 7th among FBS fanbases), even with Georgia favored.
- Model · 71%
- Line · 84%
- Georgia fans · 7th
- Florida fans · 24th
Georgia favored by 12.5 · Total 53.5
Georgia by 12.5: where a favorite like this usually runs
Half of games8 in 10 games
Georgia’s chance through the game, if this goes like the 387 games since 2025 with a favorite of 7.5 to 14.5 points.
Season profile
Week by week
Georgia
- Wk 3Wat Arkansas45-17
- Wk 4Wvs Oklahoma41-13
- Wk 5Wvs Vanderbilt38-14
- Wk 6Wat Alabama20-17
- Wk 7Lvs Auburn24-27
Florida
- Wk 3Wat Auburn44-39
- Wk 4Wvs Ole Miss52-28
- Wk 5Lat Missouri17-45
- Wk 6Lvs South Carolina19-38
- Wk 7Wat Texas27-24
Power rating by week
Georgia is rated 5.7 points ahead as of week 8. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
The market
The books’ cut: 4.2%, the margin built into the odds
Conference standings
Place in the conference, then conference record.
Last meeting in our History pages
- Georgia 24, Florida 20Nov 1, 2025
Our History pages cover 11 of their meetings since 2015.

