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No. 3 Georgia's run defense meets Baugh and No. 17 Florida in Atlanta

No. 17 Florida and No. 3 Georgia meet Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in an SEC game that pits the Bulldogs' 6-1 record against the Gators' 5-2 mark.

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No. 17 Florida and No. 3 Georgia meet Saturday at 2:30 PM Central at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, an SEC game carried by ABC. Georgia is 6-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play; Florida is 5-2 and 3-2.

Georgia won four straight before falling 27-24 to Auburn. The Bulldogs beat Arkansas 45-17 on the road, Oklahoma 41-13, Vanderbilt 38-14 and Alabama 20-17 on the road. Two of those five games were decided by eight points or fewer.

Florida beat Texas 27-24 on the road in its most recent game. Before that, the Gators beat Auburn 44-39 away and Ole Miss 52-28, then lost to Missouri 45-17 on the road and to South Carolina 38-19.

Gunner Stockton leads Georgia's passing game, completing 117 of 158 attempts for 1,570 yards with 16 touchdowns and four interceptions. Dwight Phillips Jr. has 348 rushing yards and two touchdowns, Craig Dandridge has 310 receiving yards, and Raylen Wilson has 44 tackles and four sacks.

Aaron Philo has thrown for 1,341 yards on 105-of-149 with nine touchdowns and three interceptions for Florida. Jadan Baugh has 763 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, Dallas Wilson has 403 receiving yards, Myles Graham has 48 tackles and Jayden Woods has 4.5 sacks.

The most telling matchup is Florida's 194.3 rushing yards per game against a Georgia defense allowing 90.3 on the ground. Georgia averages 43.0 points and allows 15.4; Florida averages 39.6 and allows 28.3. Georgia passes for 272.1 yards per game against a Florida pass defense allowing 255.0.

DraftKings lists Georgia as an 11.5-point favorite with an over/under of 55.5, and ESPN's matchup predictor gives the Bulldogs an 82.1% chance to win. Kickoff is 2:30 PM Central on ABC.