The Houston Cougars rallied from seemingly insurmountable odds to defeat Duke in Saturday’s second national semifinal, setting up a clash of No. 1 seeds against the Florida Gators in Monday’s national championship game. Houston (35-4) scored the final nine points to shock the Blue Devils, 70-67, and enters the championship game on an 18-game winning streak. Florida (35-4) rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to defeat SEC rival Auburn, 79-73, and has only lost once since February 1st.
Tipoff is scheduled for 8:50 p.m. ET on Monday on CBS. The latest Florida vs. Houston odds list the Gators as 1-point favorites, while the over/under is listed at 141 points. Before making any Houston vs. Florida picks or making any national championship game score predictions, be sure to check out the 2025 March Madness score predictions from SportsLine’s team of college basketball experts.
Thomas Casale and Bruce Marshall have been making college basketball picks for SportsLine throughout the season and they enter the championship game on impressive streaks. Casale is 61-38 entering the final game of the college basketball season, while Marshall is on a red-hot 105-73-1 streak.
Be sure to see what this duo of proven experts has to say before locking in your national championship game score predictions. You can only see their exact score predictions for Florida vs. Houston at SportsLine.
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One national championship score prediction: Casale believes that Houston will narrowly defeat Florida, saying that this is “an extremely tight matchup on paper.” Will Houston be able to carry the momentum from its stunning comeback against Duke on Saturday night? And will there be a letdown from the Gators, who overcame a deficit themselves in the first national semifinal against Auburn?
Adds Casale: “Florida has also been sloppy with the basketball in this tournament with 69 turnovers in five games. If Houston is getting easy baskets off turnovers, it will be a long night for the Gators.” See Casale’s exact score prediction for Florida vs. Houston as well as Bruce Marshall’s picks here.
How to make 2025 March Madness score predictions
One of SportsLine’s top college basketball experts says Florida vs. Houston “could be decided on the frontline.” You can only see which team to back at SportsLine.
Who should you back in the 2025 NCAA Tournament’s national championship game? And which team will prevail? Visit SportsLine now to see which teams you can back with confidence, all from a pair of experts who have been locked in on college basketball all season.
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