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Posted at 9:00 AM ET. Odds are subject to change.

Florida -9½ over Connecticut

Lenovo Center – Raleigh, NC

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – Second Round – West Region

12:10 PM ET. The Huskies are a college basketball powerhouse—back-to-back national titles, 13-0 in their last three tournaments, and even more absurd? They’ve covered the spread in every single one of those games. That kind of dominance isn’t just impressive—it’s burned into the betting market, inflating their stock to near-unfathomable levels. And that’s where the opportunity lies.

Add to that UConn’s historical dominance over Florida—winning the last five meetings, covering the last four, and holding the Gators without a win in the series for over 30 years—and suddenly, Florida laying nearly double digits feels absurd on the surface. But that’s exactly why we’re interested. The books didn’t hang this number by accident. It’s a sharp signal that Florida is the better team, and they’re about to prove it.

We could write a novel about how dangerous Florida is—how they’re elite in every sense of the word—but you’ve already heard all that from every talking head in the bracketology world. This isn’t about past matchups, brand-name bias, or nostalgia. It’s about current trajectory, roster construction, and raw matchup reality. If UConn wasn’t named UConn, this line would be significantly bigger.

This might be one of the last times we get Florida at a reasonable price in this tournament. That’s why we step in. The Gators are a must-play—and we’ll happily lay the lumber.

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