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Auburn at #1Georgia

Prediction · week 7, 2026 · Sat Oct 17, 2:30 PM CT / 3:30 PM ET · Sanford Stadium (Athens)

Updated Tue Oct 13, 7:56 PM CT

The prediction

Our call: Georgia by 18.5Strong

All three models favor Georgia. The line, shown for comparison only, has Georgia by 18.5.

The average of SP+, Elo and Our model; the line is left out and kept as a benchmark. Toss-up under 3 points, Lean 3 to 7, Strong 7 and over. More ›

SP+ has Georgia by 19.8, Elo has Georgia by 17.9, and Our model has Georgia by 17.7. They are within 2.1 points of each other.

Every model

ModelSays
SP+
Auburn +11.0 vs Georgia +28.3
Georgia by 19.8
Elo
Auburn 1669 vs Georgia 2053
Georgia by 17.9
Our model · experimental
Auburn +8.2 vs Georgia +23.4
Georgia by 17.7
Line (benchmark)
pregame line
Georgia by 18.5
Our call
average of SP+, Elo and Our model · Strong
Georgia by 18.5

Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. How these work ›

Key injuries

Auburn

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Georgia

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Last 5 meetings

Georgia leads 64–52–6 · last: Georgia 20–10, 2025 · Georgia has won 9 straight

SeasonResultSite
2025Georgia 20–10Jordan-Hare Stadium
2024Georgia 31–13Sanford Stadium
2023Georgia 27–20Jordan-Hare Stadium
2022Georgia 42–10Sanford Stadium
2021Georgia 34–10Jordan-Hare Stadium

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