Florida at Georgia

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5-2 Won last game
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Georgia
6-1 Lost last game
Sat, Oct 31 · 3:30 PM ET · Mercedes-Benz Stadium (neutral site)Add to calendar: Google · other

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.

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.

W 70-20 vs Western Kentucky #52 of 668

won by 50 as a 40.5-point favorite

Georgia won 70-20 vs Western Kentucky. Never in doubt.

W 63-3 vs Tennessee State #191 of 668

won by 60 as a 49.5-point favorite

Georgia won 63-3 vs Tennessee State. Never in doubt.

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.

  1. Georgia’s passing EPA against Florida’s defense

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    Georgia offense, 96th percentile · Florida defense, 18th

  2. Georgia’s success rate against Florida’s defense

    62 pointsweakerstronger50th

    Georgia offense, 97th percentile · Florida defense, 35th

What’s at stake

Make the playoff

Florida · 34%
Georgia · 83%

Georgia projected #1 seed

Win the conference

Florida · 4%
Georgia · 41%

Win the title

Florida · 2%
Georgia · 17%

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

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  • 2025 · neutral siteGeorgia 24-20Georgia won 24-20 vs Florida. Chance to win started at 60%, low 26%, high 88%.
  • 2024 · neutral siteGeorgia 34-20Georgia won 34-20 vs Florida. Chance to win started at 85%, low 33%, high 99%.
  • 2023 · neutral siteGeorgia 43-20Georgia won 43-20 vs Florida. Chance to win started at 77%, low 66%, high better than 99%.
  • 2022 · neutral siteGeorgia 42-20Georgia won 42-20 vs Florida. Chance to win started at 94%, low 91%, high better than 99%.
  • 2021 · neutral siteGeorgia 34-7Georgia won 34-7 vs Florida. Chance to win started at 83%, low 73%, high better than 99%.

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.

Georgia-Floridachampionship rivalryGeorgia leads the series 58-44-2 (through 2025)

Florida

The chip · vs the national media

The 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 media

The 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

Georgia

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

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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

FloridaGeorgia
EPA/play, offense
Florida · 82Georgia · 97
EPA/play, defense
Florida · 49Georgia · 71
Success rate, offense
Florida · 69Georgia · 97
Success rate, defense
Florida · 35Georgia · 83
Explosive-play rate, offense
Florida · 50Georgia · 57
Explosive-play rate, defense
Florida · 53Georgia · 41
Rush EPA, offense
Florida · 55Georgia · 92
Rush EPA, defense
Florida · 76Georgia · 89
Pass EPA, offense
Florida · 85Georgia · 96
Pass EPA, defense
Florida · 18Georgia · 58

Week by week

Georgia

Wk 3: W 45-17 at Arkansas▲28ArkansasWk 4: W 41-13 vs Oklahoma▲28OklahomaWk 5: W 38-14 vs Vanderbilt▲24Vanderbi…Wk 6: W 20-17 at Alabama▲3AlabamaWk 7: L 24-27 vs Auburn▼3Auburn
  • Wk 3Wat Arkansas45-17
  • Wk 4Wvs Oklahoma41-13
  • Wk 5Wvs Vanderbilt38-14
  • Wk 6Wat Alabama20-17
  • Wk 7Lvs Auburn24-27

Florida

Wk 3: W 44-39 at Auburn▲5AuburnWk 4: W 52-28 vs Ole Miss▲24Ole MissWk 5: L 17-45 at Missouri▼28MissouriWk 6: L 19-38 vs South Carolina▼19S. Carol…Wk 7: W 27-24 at Texas▲3Texas
  • 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.

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The market

The books’ cut: 4.2%, the margin built into the odds

Conference standings

Place in the conference, then conference record.

Full SEC standings

Last meeting in our History pages

Our History pages cover 11 of their meetings since 2015.