March Madness: Betting odds for Florida-Houston in 2025 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
March Madness: Betting odds for Florida-Houston in 2025 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
The Florida Gators have nearly reached the promised land in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, with just one opponent standing between them and the program's third-ever national championship. That team is the Houston Cougars, who will face the Orange and Blue inside the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Monday night.
If you are looking for the early betting odds for this game you are in luck, as BetMGM released its numbers on Sunday morning ahead of the apex of March Madness.
Todd Golden's team has won 11-straight games, picking up an SEC Championship crown along the way while winning all five of their Big Dance affairs so far. Kelvin Sampson's team has been even better, bringing in an 18-game winning streak into the finals, which also included a Big 12 title as well.
The two schools have only met twice before — in Gainesville back in 1970 and in Houston in 1973 — and the Cougars won both times.
Florida vs Houston in NCAA Finals game odds:
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of 10:15 a.m. ET on Sunday, April 6
Spread: 1.5 (Florida)
Money Line: -118 / -102
Over-Under: 141.5
Florida vs Houston in NCAA Finals prediction, pick:
The Gators continue to look like a team of destiny, but make no mistake, the Cougars have some serious mojo going on as well. Both teams have to claw back from deficits in the Final Four against the Auburn Tigers and Duke Blue Devils — either of which could have easily been slated for Monday night's battle. Suffice it to say, the Florida-Houston ticket is about as evenly matched as it gets.
However, the two schools operate very differently as Houston prefers to play a slow, methodical game relying on the nation's strongest defense, while Florida prefers a fast pace, breaking out in transition after their frontcourt wrecking crew grabs the rebound — something the Gators are among the best in the country at doing.
So, who will win? The Orange and Blue. But it will be a bruiser of a game that has us on the edge of our seats the entire way.
Prediction: Florida 75, Houston 72
Florida vs Houston in NCAA Finals channel, start time, streaming:
Time: 8:50 p.m. ET
Channel: CBS
Stream: Fubo (free trial), Paramount+
The NCAA Tournament Championship matchup between Florida and Houston will be played on Monday, April 7, inside the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports, and streaming options for the game include Paramount+, CBS's subscription streaming service, and FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
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