One of the top betting angles for tonight’s men's national championship game between the Florida Gators and Houston Cougars was the point total. Most sportsbooks set the O/U at 140.5.
Update: The final score of the national championship game was Florida 65, Houston 63. This was a win for Under bettors as the total for the game was 128 points.
Did the men's national championship game go Over or Under the total?
Update: Under bettors were victorious on Monday night, as the game had a combined point total of 128 points. The Over/Under had been set at 140.5 points at most sportsbooks.
March Madness Final Four and national championship games often have lower scores than that of a regular season game. Most of these games are played in football stadiums that typically don’t host basketball games.
Many players have complained in past years about bad “shooting backdrops” and the cavernous size of the arenas. The best example came back in 2011 when UConn beat Butler by the incredibly low score of 53-41 at NRG Stadium, home of the NFL’s Houston Texans.
Florida and Auburn went Under the total this past Saturday in the Alamodome, and Houston and Duke posted a push.
Florida and Houston Over/Under records
Florida went Over the projected total 21 times this season, and went Under 18 times.
Houston, meanwhile, went Over the projected number 15 times, and Under 22 times. Cougars games had two O/U pushes.
Florida has mostly gone Over during the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Here is a look at Florida’s Over/Under results during the tourney:
- Norfolk State (Final: 95-69, Over 154.0)
- UConn (Final: 77-75, Over 150.5)
- Maryland (Final: 87-71, Over 156.5)
- Texas Tech (Final: 84-79, Over 158.5)
- Auburn (Final: 79-73, Under 158.5)
It has been mostly an “Under-Fest” for Houston during the Big Dance. Here are the Cougars’ O/U results during the tournament:
- SIU Edwardsville (Final: 78-40, Under 128.0)
- Gonzaga (Final: 81-76, Over 141.5)
- Purdue (Final: 62-60, Under 134.0)
- Tennessee (Final: 69-50, Under 126.5)
- Duke (Final: 70-67, Push 137.0)
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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)
