Connecticut Huskies NCAA Basketball Betting
Following two consecutive national championships and the loss of key personnel that made those titles possible, it is no surprise that the Connecticut Huskies were unable to repeat in 2025. Head coach Dan Hurley’s clown act has grown increasingly annoying. His arrogance and petulance may play well at home, but the rest of the country has had enough of the antics. Hurley continues to feel his oats from the two championships but had better focus on replenishing the roster. Otherwise, his act may grow old fast, as it has done for other abrasive coaches who failed to keep the big wins coming.
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2025 Connecticut Huskies Season Recap
Overall, the Connecticut Huskies are 23-10 straight up, 14-17 against the spread, and 15-15-1 over/under the total. UConn has national metrics of 88th for scoring offense, 34th for field goal percentage, 95th for 3-point field goal percentage, 10th for free throw percentage, and 141st for offensive rebounding. While defensively, UConn is 60th for scoring defense, 93rd for field goal percentage permitted, 285th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 2nd for defensive rebounding.
Late on UConn has covered six of its previous seven games. UConn has gone under the total in six of its last seven outings. First among UConn scorers is Liam McNeeley with 14.5 points per game.
Walter Clayton Jr. and Florida ended UConn’s pursuit of a third straight national championship, with Clayton burying two key 3-pointers in the final three minutes of a scintillating 77-75 victory for the top-seeded Gators in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
Clayton, a first-team All-America guard, finished with 23 points as Florida, one of the favorites for this year’s title, survived a strong challenge from coach Dan Hurley’s Huskies, who came in with modest expectations as a No. 8 seed but led for most of the second half.
Florida advances to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2017 and will play in the West Region semifinals in San Francisco. UConn was seeking to become the first team to three-peat since UCLA’s run of seven straight titles from 1967-73.
The Huskies won the 2023 title in Houston and last year in Glendale, Arizona, joining Duke (1991-92) and Florida (2006-07) as the only schools to win back-to-back since the Bruins’ run under John Wooden.
Florida entered the game ranked No. 1 in KenPom’s adjusted offensive efficiency by scoring 128.9 points per 100 possessions, and the Gators of the powerful Southeastern Conference joined fellow 1-seed Duke as the only teams to rank in the top 10 on both sides of the ball, making them a popular pick to cut down the nets.
But the Huskies' defense stymied the Gators for most of the game, holding Florida to 35% shooting through the first 30 minutes to build a 52-46 lead.
The Gators chipped away, and Clayton came alive. He made a three from the right wing with 2:54 left to put Florida ahead 62-61, and teammate Will Richard followed with a steal and dunk. Clayton's three from the same spot with 1:06 left made it 70-64 - part of a 14-3 run that gave Florida an eight-point advantage with 40 seconds left.
UConn twice failed to corral offensive rebounds off missed Florida free throws down the stretch, leading to points for the Gators. But even when Florida seemed to have the game in hand, UConn kept fighting. Thomas Haugh's two free throws with 5.9 seconds left pushed the lead to five.
Hurley watched, arms folded, standing on the sideline as Liam McNeeley’s 3-pointer at the buzzer sailed skyward and dropped through the net as the horn sounded.
McNeeley led UConn with 22 points, and Alex Karaban scored 14. Alijah Martin contributed 18 points for UConn and Richard had 15.
A major rebuild is in store for the Huskies, who struggled to replace losing four starters to the NBA last season.
Latest NCAA Tournament Results
| YEAR |
RESULT |
| 2025 |
Lost Second Round vs. (1) Florida 75–77 |
| 2024 |
Won National Championship vs. (1) Purdue, 75–60 |
| 2023 |
Won National Championship vs. (5) San Diego State, 76–59 |
| 2022 |
Lost First Round vs. (12) New Mexico State, 63–70 |
| 2021 |
Lost First Round vs. (10) Maryland, 54–63 |
| 2016 |
Lost Second Round vs. (1) Kansas, 61–73 |
| 2014 |
Won National Championship vs. (8) Kentucky, 60–54 |
| 2012 |
Lost Second Round vs. (8) Iowa State, 64–77 |
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