UCONN vs Florida Prediction & Picks - NCAA Men

Prediction published on 12/9/25, 5:07 PM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 12/12/25 at 9:20 PM in Basketball Picks

The Florida Gators are +5.5 underdogs when they visit the UConn Huskies in the showdown of the two most recent NCAA men’s basketball champions on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.

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Florida will attempt to bounce back from a tough one-point loss to Duke, 66-67, on December 2. The Gators came a basket short of tainting Duke’s immaculate record despite shooting only 37 percent from the field. The Gators put up a gallant fight against the highly touted Duke team. Thomas Haugh scored a team-high 24 points and Boogie Fland added 16 for Florida, which only made 25 of its 67 field goal attempts and 7 of 28 shots from beyond the arc. Despite their cold shooting, Florida still had a shot to win the game, but turned the ball over on an inbound play as time expired.

UConn is looking like a contender again this year after compiling an 8-1 record through its first 9 games. The Huskies are on a four-game winning streak, with their recent victory coming at the expense of the East Texas A&M Lions. UConn has already taken down three ranked teams, beating No.7 BYU 86-84, No.13 Illinois 74-61, and No.21 Kansas 61-56. They received their only loss this season from Arizona, 67-71, on November 19.