As of early this morning, most betting shops had the Florida Gators (35-4 straight up, 28-11 against the spread) installed as one-point favorites vs. the Houston Cougars in tonight’s finals of the 2025 NCAA Tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The total was 141 points at most books. Todd Golden’s team advanced to the … Florida, Houston set to battle in NCAAT finals
As of early Sunday morning, most betting shops had the Florida Gators (31-4 straight up, 26-9 against the spread) installed as a 9.5-point favorite for today’s Round-of-32 showdown vs. the UConn Huskies, the two-time defending national champions. A few offshore books had UF at -9. Most spots had the total at in the range of … Edwards has several plays on the Gators vs. UConn
As of early Saturday afternoon, most books had Florida (28-4 straight up, 24-8 against the spread) installed as a three-point favorite vs. Alabama in today’s SEC Tournament semifinals showdown at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The total was 177 points, while the Crimson Tide had +145 money-line odds. UF is 10-1 both SU and ATS in … Edwards likes Florida -3 vs. Alabama
For the second time in four days, Todd Golden went the international route to complete Florida’s 2024-25 roster. The Gators signed 6-foot-1 point guard Urban Klavzar on Monday. Klavzar is from Slovenia and has played in Spain the last couple of years. He also was on the Slovenian National Team at the U20 European Championship … Gators round out 2024-25 roster with Klavzar
Florida star guard Walter Clayton Jr. announced Monday that he’s returning to school and officially withdrawing from the 2024 NBA Draft. UF’s Will Richard made the same decision a few days earlier. Therefore, Todd Golden’s third team at UF will have two returning starters from a team that a lost a 102-100 decision vs. Colorado … Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. withdraws from NBA Draft
Todd Golden continues to get it done in the transfer portal. Three days after scoring a commitment from four-star transfer center Rueben Chinyelu, Florida added ex-FAU guard Alijah Martin on Sunday morning. In four seasons with the Owls, Martin started 86 of 124 career games. He’s averaged at least 13.1 points per game for three … Gators stay hot in portal, add Alijah Martin
Florida (22-10 straight up, 14-17-1 against the spread) is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games, but the Gators blew double-digit leads in all four losses. The double-digit leads were in the second half of three of those defeats, and the fourth (in last week’s 79-78 loss at Vandy) saw UF give up a 12-point … SEC Tournament Betting Picks: Florida vs. Alabama
**Arkansas at Alabama** -I made Alabama (20-10 straight up, 16-13-1 against the spread) a nine-point favorite if Rylan Griffen doesn’t play and a 10-point ‘chalk’ if he’s upgraded. Griffen is ‘questionable’ with a calf injury. Griffen averages 11.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. He’s hit 38.2 percent of his 3-pointers. I anticipate Nate Oats … Edwards: Saturday’s SEC Primer with Picks
As we inch closer to Selection Sunday on March 17, FanDuel currently has Connecticut (25-3 straight up, 17-11 against the spread) installed as the +550 ‘chalk’ to win the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Dan Hurley’s team bounced back from an 85-66 loss at Creighton this past Tuesday to maul Villanova 78-54 as an 11.5-point home favorite … FanDuel has UConn as the +550 ‘chalk’
Georgia (14-5 straight up, 9-9-1 against the spread) will be looking to end an eight-game losing streak in this rivalry when it faces Florida at noon Eastern on Saturday in Gainesville. As of late Friday afternoon, the only books that had released lines were FanDuel and DraftKings. Both shops had Florida (13-6 SU, 8-10 ATS) … Saturday SEC Preview: Georgia at Florida