The Florida Gators (5-3) and No. 4 UConn Huskies (8-1) tussle in Tuesday's second game of the Jimmy V Classic in New York, New York. Tip-off at Madison Square Garden is slated for 9 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA basketball odds around the Florida vs. UConn odds and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions for the best bets.

Florida continues an early-season stretch that has produced one of the most challenging schedules in NCAA-I hoops. That tough slate includes the Gators' last game, a 67-66 (Under 156.5) loss to the favored-by-9.5 No. 3 Duke Blue Devils Dec. 2. UConn (KenPom No. 7) marks the third KenPom top-10 the Gators have faced thus far.

Connecticut played twice last week, logging a 61-56 victory over the No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks

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