Florida Gators vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 11/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Monday, November 3, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: TNT

The Arizona Wildcats (24-13 last year) are welcoming the Florida Gators (35-4 last season) at T-Mobile Arena on Monday.

The Florida Gators stepped onto the hardwood against Houston and notched a win by a score of 65-63 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Gators ended up finishing with 10 and Houston recorded 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 of 25 shots from distance. Houston finished the contest at 64.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 14 tries. Furthermore, Houston grabbed 35 boards (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Houston recorded 5 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Regarding defending, Florida allowed their opponent to shoot 34.8% from the field on 24 of 69 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 37 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Gators buried 17 of 21 shots for a rate of 81.0%. Florida ended the contest with a 39.6% field goal percentage (21 of 53) and converted 6 of 24 three-point shots.

Will Richard is one player who was a factor in this contest. He racked up 18 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. He went 50.0% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes.

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Florida comes into this matchup after finishing with a record of 35-4 last year. They turned it over 11.1 times per contest and as a team committed 17.3 fouls per game. As a team, Florida snagged 41.9 rebounds per contest and accumulated 605 dimes over the course of last year, which ranked 14th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Gators hit on 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (384 of 1073) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 85.3 points per contest (3rd in Division 1) while connecting on 47.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Gators were able to force their opponents into 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.5 fouls. They were 189th in D-1 in giving up assists with 436 surrendered last year. The Gators defensively allowed a FG percentage of 40.1% (952 of 2,372) and they surrendered 33.3 rebounds per game as a group. They surrendered 29.5% on three-point shots while they were 104th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Arizona Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 100-93 against Duke. The Wildcats were able to corral 13 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 23 for the contest. They also turned it over 6 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. Duke earned 22 fouls in the matchup which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They were able to make 21 of those for a rate of 91.3%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Arizona knocked down 12 of their 26 attempts (46.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wildcats ended up going 30 for 66 from the field which had them shooting 45.5%. The Wildcats allowed Duke to make 33 of their 55 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 60.0% for the matchup. They went 57.9% from three-point range by going 11 out of 19 and ended up going 23 out of 27 from the free throw line (85.2%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Arizona permitted Duke to snag 28 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Caleb Love ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in the matchup. He earned 35 points in his 40 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist in this contest. He buried 11 out of 21 for the contest for a field goal rate of 52.4%, and had 4 rebounds.

Arizona had a mark of 24-13 last season. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats shot 47.4% from the floor, which was ranked 45th in D-1. Arizona tallied 3,052 pts last season (82.5 per game) and they grabbed 39.7 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 16.2 times per contest (34th in college) and they turned it over 11.4 times per contest. The Wildcats were responsible for committing 16.9 fouls per contest and they hit 78.0% from the free throw line.

The Arizona defense surrendered 34.0% on shots from distance (319 of 939) and their opponents converted on 71.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They conceded 13.4 assists and 32.5 rebounds every game, which was ranked 200th and 59th in D-1. The Wildcats on defense were ranked 219th in college hoops in points given up per game with 73.3. They forced their opponents into 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 41.9% from the floor (72nd in the nation).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida

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