Florida Gators 2025 NCAA Tournament Online Betting
It has been a wild ride for head coach Todd Golden and the Florida Gators. The season began with sexual harassment allegations against Golden involving several women that were thought to have put his job in jeopardy. But when Golden and his Gators started ripping off wins, combined with his adamant denials and threats of defamation countersuits, the controversy died down. Now the Gatos are in their first Final Four since 2014 and aiming for their first National Championship Game since 2007. Florida meets Houston for all the marbles Monday Night.
NCAA Basketball Betting Lines
Florida Gators -1
Houston Cougars +1
Total: 141
Money Line: Florida -114, Houston -106
2025 Florida Gators Next Matchup
On Monday, April 7, 2025, the Florida Gators will face the Houston Cougars at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. Tipoff Time is 8:50 p.m. ET with television coverage on CBS.
2025 Houston Cougars Team Overview
Overall, the Houston Cougars are 34-4 straight up, 20-16-2 against the spread, and 16-22 over/under the total. Houston has national metrics of 156th for scoring offense, 123rd for field goal percentage, 2nd for 3-point field goal percentage, 110th for free throw percentage, and 123rd for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Houston is 1st for scoring defense, 4th for field goal percentage permitted, 25th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 7th for defensive rebounding.
Late on, Houston has covered five of its previous seven games. Houston has gone over the total in two of its last ten outings. First among Houston scorers is LJ Cryer with 16.0 points per game.
2025 Florida Gators Team Overview
Overall, the Florida Gators are 34-4 straight up, 27-11 against the spread, and 21-16-1 over/under the total. Florida has national metrics of 4th for scoring offense, 53rd for field goal percentage, 91st for 3-point field goal percentage, 197th for free throw percentage, and 3rd for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Florida is 93rd for scoring defense, 14th for field goal percentage permitted, 10th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 141st for defensive rebounding.
Lately, Florida has covered seven of its previous ten games and has gone over the total in nine of its last ten outings. Walter Clayton is first among Florida scorers with 18.5 points per game.
Walter Clayton Jr. came back from injury and collected 19 points and nine assists to lead visiting No. 6 Florida to its second upset of a top-ranked team this year, toppling No. 1 Auburn 90-81 on Saturday.
Alex Condon produced 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Gators, who also stunned then-No. 1 Tennessee on Jan. 7.
Thomas Haugh added 16 points and nine rebounds, and Will Richard chipped in with 12 points as Florida snapped Auburn’s 14-game winning streak and its 15-game run in the SEC, which dated to last year.
Florida led by as many as 21 points in the second half on its way to its first upset in eight tries of a No. 1-ranked team on the road.
While the Gators benefited from the return of Clayton, who sat out a win Tuesday over Vanderbilt with an ankle injury, they also overcame the loss of second-leading scorer Alijah Martin (15.3 points per game), who was sidelined by a hip injury.
In the teams' first meeting since Auburn defeated Florida in the SEC tournament final last year, the Gators exacted revenge, making 13 of 33 (39.3 percent) of their shots from 3-point range and 48.4 percent overall.
Miles Kelly scored 22 points and Johni Broome delivered 18 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists to pace Auburn.
Tahaad Pettiford added 14 points and Chaney Johnson added 13 for the Tigers.
Fueled by a four-point play by Chad Baker-Mazara and a pair of baskets by Kelly, Auburn raced to a 15-5 lead 6 minutes into the game.
Late in the half, the Tigers took a 31-25 lead when Broome made a spinning, driving layup.
But in the final 5:40 of the period, the Gators outscored the Tigers 23-7 with Clayton scoring 13 of the points.
Latest NCAA Tournament Results
| YEAR |
RESULT |
| 2024 |
Lost First Round vs. (10) Colorado 100–102 |
| 2021 |
Lost Second Round vs. (15) Oral Roberts, 78–81 |
| 2019 |
Lost Second Round vs. (2) Michigan, 49–64 |
| 2018 |
Lost Second Round vs. (3) Texas Tech, 66–69 |
| 2017 |
Lost Elite Eight vs. (7) South Carolina, 70–77 |
| 2014 |
Lost Final Four vs. (7) Connecticut, 53–63 |
| 2013 |
Lost Elite Eight vs. (4) Michigan, 59–79 |
2024-2025 NCAA Basketball Top Teams
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