No. 7 ranked Georgia (6-1, 4-1) is set to face No. 9 ranked Florida (6-1, 4-1), its eighth opponent and sixth Southeastern Conference of the season, in Jacksonville, Fla. on Saturday, Oct. 27. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET with CBS televising the game and, for the first time, both ESPN College Gameday and SEC Network's SEC Nation set to host. Joining SEC Network's Paul Finebaum Show on Tuesday, ESPN College Football Analyst and former Florida quarterback Jesse Palmer previewed the matchup.

"I think, first off, I think Florida is probably the more confident team between the two going into the game," Palmer said. "Obviously, the last time we saw Georgia, it was a 20-point at LSU. Meanwhile, the Gators have won five in a row."

The Bulldogs lost 36-16 on the road to LSU before last week's bye, while Florida beat Vanderbilt 37-27 on the road before its bye.

"When you look at these two teams right, I love Florida's defense," Palmer said. "They are so dominant on that side of the ball. They do such a good job, as good as anyone in the country, in getting after the quarterback and creating takeaways."

Florida's defense comes into the game averaging three sacks a game, good for No. 18 in the country and second in the SEC, while forcing 18 turnovers, good for third in the country and second in the SEC. The Bulldogs' starting quarterback and his offense are coming off a rough outing in Baton Rouge, La.

"I think that was the biggest takeaway I had from watching the Bulldogs lose at LSU. Jake Fromm really struggled in the first half of that game," Palmer said. "He struggled with accuracy, missed some hots, missed some sight adjustments, and against a defense like Florida, they are going to need Jake Fromm to show up with his "A" game."

Palmer is impressed with how the Gators' offense has performed recently.

"I think the one thing I really love with what Dan Mullen has been able to do on offense is he has really been able to establish this physical identity of being able to run downhill and run the ball at will," Palmer said. "Jordan Scarlett, Lamical Perine, they have run for at least 215 yards now in their last two games against LSU and against Vanderbilt. They are going to try and establish the line of scrimmage against Georgia.

"Their (Georgia) defense missed a bunch of tackles against LSU in that game two weeks ago."

With each team arriving in Jacksonville with one loss, the rivalry intensifies as Georgia and Florida battle to stay in contention, not only for the SEC East divisional title, but also for the College Football Playoff.

"This is really a swing game for both teams," Palmer said. "It is a playoff eliminator. I think confidence right now, the edge goes to Florida heading into this matchup. At the start of the year, no one would have thought Florida had a shot."

The Bulldogs are 51-43-2 all-time against Florida. On Sunday, the line opened with Georgia seen as a 9-point favorite by BetOnline. The line has since moved from the Bulldogs being a 6.5-point favorite to either a 7-or-7.5-point favorite.