Florida Gators vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 12/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

The Florida Gators (4-2) are traveling to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday where they will compete against the Duke Blue Devils (8-0).

The Florida Gators played TCU and took a loss by a final of 84-80 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Gators ended up finishing with 26 while TCU finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 4 of their 17 shots from 3-point range. TCU went 72.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of 33 attempts. Furthermore, TCU had 23 rebounds (6 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. TCU distributed 16 assists and had 12 steals in this matchup. Concerning defense, Florida allowed the other team to shoot 47.5% from the field on 28 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they collected 30 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Gators buried 22 of 27 tries for a rate of 81.5%. Florida ended with a 45.5% FG percentage (25 out of 55) and made 8 of 29 3-point shots.

Thomas Haugh is a player who was a factor for the game. He shot 43.8% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes. He was on the court for 36 minutes and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He was able to score 20 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.

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Florida heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 4-2 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.7 fouls every game. As a team, Florida is pulling down 49.2 boards per contest and has earned 97 dimes so far this season, which is 209th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Gators are connecting on 26.0% on shots from 3-point land (44 of 169) and 70.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 85.2 points per game (80th in the nation) while shooting 44.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Gators are able to force 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.2 fouls. They concede 24.6% on three-point shots while they are 148th in college hoops in opponents PPG (71.7). The Gators defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 37.2% (140 of 376) and they surrender 32.7 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 15th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 60 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Duke Blue Devils walked away with a victory by a final of 80-71 when they played Arkansas. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Duke permitted Arkansas to collect 26 in total (9 offensive). They went 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 10 of 30 and ended up shooting 9 of 11 from the free throw line (81.8%). The Blue Devils allowed Arkansas to bury 26 of their 64 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.6% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Blue Devils ended up shooting 29 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2%. In relation to shots from distance, Duke knocked down 8 out of their 23 tries (34.8%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 66.7%. Arkansas was called for 18 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Blue Devils to the free throw line for 21 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Blue Devils collected 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this game.

Cameron Boozer ended up being important for the Blue Devils in the game. He knocked down 13 of 18 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 72.2%, and added 9 rebounds. He earned 35 points in his 36 mins of playing time and tallied 3 assists for this contest.

Duke has a win-loss mark of 8-0 on the year. The Blue Devils are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls every game and they connect on 72.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.3 times per contest (12th in college) and they turn the ball over 10.3 times per game. Duke has tallied 735 pts so far this season (91.9 per contest) and they collect 43.1 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Blue Devils are connecting on 52.0% from the field, which has them ranked 17th in the country.

The Duke defense surrenders 26.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (58 of 223) and opponents are knocking down 68.4% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.1 assists and 30.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 111th and 35th in the country. The Blue Devils defensively are ranked 2nd in the country in PPG allowed with 58.8. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 34.0% from the floor (1st in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida

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