The Florida Gators are the new champions of college basketball. Florida entered the National Title game against Houston as a -1 betting favorite at most sportsbooks.
Did Florida cover the spread?
Update: Florida covered the -1 spread against Houston, winning by 2 points. The final score was Florida 65, Houston 63.
Florida has been a spread betting darling this season, owning one of the best against-the-spread records in the nation. The Gators were 29-11-0 ATS this season. Todd Golden’s bunch covers 71.8% of the time. Their ATS plus/minus is +5.1.
However, the Gators have not done so well ATS during March Madness in 2025. Florida is just 2-3 ATS in this year’s Big Dance.
Here is a look at the final scores and ATS results in the five tourney games they’ve played thus far:
- Norfolk State (Final: 95-69; Did not cover -29 spread)
- UConn (Final: 77-75; Did not cover -9 spread)
- Maryland (Final: 87-71; Covered -7 spread)
- Texas Tech (Final: 84-79; Did not cover -7 spread)
- Auburn (Final: 79-73; Covered -2 spread)
National championship game spread betting
Here is a look at recent NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament National Championship game spread betting. Bolded teams covered the spread:
- 2024: UConn -6.5 vs. Purdue +6.5 (UConn 75, Purdue 60)
- 2023: UConn -7 vs. San Diego State +7 (UConn 76, SDSU 59)
- 2022: Kansas -4 vs. North Carolina +4 (Kansas 72, North Carolina 69)
- 2021: Gonzaga -4.5 vs. Baylor +4.5 (Baylor 86, Gonzaga 70)
- 2019: Virginia -6.5 vs. Texas Tech +6.5 (Virginia 85, Texas Tech 77)
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March Madness odds for next season
College basketball bettors already have their eyes on November, when the 2025-26 NCAA season tips off. March Madness odds for next season have already been made available, with Duke (+1000) and Houston (+1200) opening as the favorites.
Duke (+1000)
Houston (+1200)
Louisville (+1400)
Purdue (+1400)
Kansas (+1600)
BYU (+1600)
Arkansas (+1800)
Auburn (+1800)
Alabama (+1800)
UConn (+1800)
Kentucky (+2000)
Florida (+2500)
Texas Tech (+2500)
Michigan (+2500)
St. John’s (+2500)
Tennessee (+3000)
UCLA (+3000)
Iowa State (+3000)
Gonzaga (+3000)
