Florida visits Georgia in a neutral-site SEC clash between the league's top-ranked defense and a Gators offense trying to stay efficient after a blowout loss.
Georgia's defense ranks first nationally in SP+ and has allowed 0.00 PPA per play. Florida, ranked 16th after dropping from 8th, must execute on third down (46%) against a Bulldogs unit stopping 63% of third-down attempts.
Written Oct 8, before Georgia Bulldogs’s loss 24-27 vs AUB, Florida Gators’s win 27-24 vs TEX, Georgia Bulldogs’s win 20-17 vs ALA and Florida Gators’s loss 19-38 vs SCAR.
Ohio State's elite defense and efficiency visit USC's porous secondary and slower pace.
No. 5 Ohio State (4-1, SP+ +28.8) travels to No. 19 USC (5-1, SP+ +17.8) Saturday at noon ET in Los Angeles. The Buckeyes' top-two defense meets a Trojans unit allowing 1.07x league red-zone efficiency.
Written Oct 8, before USC Trojans’s loss 7-24 vs WIS, Ohio State Buckeyes’s win 19-15 vs IND, USC Trojans’s win 31-23 vs PSU and Ohio State Buckeyes’s win 45-16 vs MD.