UConn vs Florida Gators Predictions December 7, 2022
UConn is on the road playing Florida at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/7/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. UConn -3.5 was the opening favorite and current line is
Game outlook
UConn is on the road playing Florida at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/7/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. UConn -3.5 was the opening favorite and current line is UConn -4.5.
Taking on the Florida Gators on Wednesday, the #5 UConn Huskies will battle for bragging rights in the Big East-SEC rivalry. With recent wins over Alabama, Iowa State, and Oklahoma State, the Huskies are 9-0. With consecutive wins over Florida A&M and Stetson, the Gators are 6-3. The game total is 143 points, and UConn is a four-point favorite. Exactech Arena will host the game at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time.
How effective is UConn or how overrated is it?
After a soft five-game start, Connecticut faced four straight Power-5 opponents and won the PK Invitational. Before entering the Big East conference, the Huskies will play at Florida and at home against Long Island. How talented is this UConn team? There's no doubt we're about to find out. OSU turned the ball over 17 times and committed 25 fouls in its most recent win over the Cowboys. It scored 37.5 percent from the floor and 34.8 percent from downtown. With a career-high 26 points, sophomore guard Jordan Hawkins shot 6-of-13 from the field and 9-of-12 from the free throw line for UConn. Also contributing 20 points was junior forward Adama Sanogo, who made 7-of-14 shots.
Despite shooting 47.5 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from distance, the Huskies have scored 82.9 points this season. The team's offensive efficiency rating, adjusted for schedule, is ninth highest in the country, according to KenPom. The team's adjusted defensive efficiency ranks tenth. In addition to giving up 58.7 points per game on defense, UConn's opponents shoot just 38.5 percent from the field, including 28.0% from three-point range.