Florida Gators vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 12/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs UConn Huskies

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN

Madison Square Garden is the site where the UConn Huskies (8-1) will take on the Florida Gators (5-3) on Tuesday.

The Florida Gators faced Duke and took a loss by a final of 67-66 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Gators finished with 16 while Duke accounted for 14 fouls. They also converted 7 of 26 tries from distance. Duke finished the game at 62.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 16 shots. Moreover, Duke snagged 30 boards (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Duke distributed 13 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In relation to defense, Florida allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the field on 25 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 4 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 38 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Gators made 9 of 12 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Florida ended the contest with a 37.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 67) and made 7 out of their 28 3-pointers.

Thomas Haugh is one guy who had an impact for this contest. He finished the contest at 60.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and also totaled 6 boards. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Florida comes into this one with a mark of 5-3 this season. They average 83.4 points per game (89th in D-1) while shooting 43.2% from the field. The Gators are hitting 27.4% on three-point shots (63 of 230) and 72.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Florida is grabbing 47.6 boards per game and has accounted for 119 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 286th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Gators are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 9th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 83 relinquished this season. The Gators are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 38.8% (191 of 492) and they relinquish 33.3 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 26.2% on three-point shots and they are 151st in college in PPG allowed (71.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the UConn Huskies took home the win by a final score of 83-59 when they played East Texas A&M. In the matter of rebounding, UConn permitted East Texas A&M to get 23 in total (5 offensive). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from downtown by going 8 of 24 and finished the contest at 9 out of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Huskies permitted East Texas A&M to convert 21 of 54 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.9% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Huskies shot 34 out of 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.3%. In regard to three-point shots, UConn knocked down 4 of 16 tries (25.0%). They were able to knock down 11 of them for a rate of 78.6%. East Texas A&M had 13 personal fouls in this game which took the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They also gave up possession 6 times, while recording 6 steals for this contest. The Huskies were able to snag 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 36 in the matchup.

Solomon Ball ended up being important for the Huskies for the contest. He made 5 out of 10 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He earned 14 points in his 22 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the contest.

UConn has a win-loss mark of 8-1 on the campaign. The Huskies are responsible for committing 17.9 fouls per contest while shooting 71.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 17.9 times per contest (39th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 9.6 times per game. UConn has totaled 721 points so far this season (80.1 per contest) and they pull down 36.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Huskies are connecting on 49.1% from the field, which has them ranked 53rd in the country.

The Huskies on the defensive side of the court are 8th in the nation in PPG allowed with 60.4. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 37.4% from the floor (16th in the country). The UConn defense concedes 26.8% on shots from distance (48 of 179) and opponents are knocking down 76.3% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 7.6 assists and 30.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 1st and 36th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida

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