The No. 1 seed Florida Gators will try to secure their first Final Four berth since 2014 when they face the No. 3 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Elite Eight on Saturday night. Florida is coming off a dominant second-half performance in an 87-71 win over No. 4 Maryland in the Sweet 16, while Texas Tech put together a huge rally in the final minutes to send its game against No. 10 Arkansas to overtime. The Red Raiders outscored the Razorbacks by two points in overtime, as Darrion Williams scored the game-winning bucket with five seconds remaining.  

Tipoff from the Chase Center in San Francisco is set for 6:09 p.m. ET. Florida is a 7.5-point favorite (-105) in the latest Florida vs. Texas Tech odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 158. Florida is a -347 favorite on the money line.

Before making any Florida vs. Texas Tech picks, you won't want to miss the college basketball predictions from red-hot college basketball expert Thomas Casale.

A frequent guest on national radio and TV shows to discuss college sports, Casale has been betting -- and winning -- for more than 30 years. 

He's done well in college basketball, going 341-208 (62.1%) over the last three campaigns. He joined SportsLine in 2024 and promptly went 28-14-1 (67%) in college basketball picks, returning $1,215 to $100 players. He's now 61-36 (+1928) in his last 97 official college basketball plays on SportsLine. Additionally, he is 6-0 (+600) in his last six picks in Florida games. Anybody who's followed his advice is WAY UP!

For Texas Tech vs. Florida, Casale is leaning Over on the total and he also found a critical x-factor that has him jumping on one side of the spread. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see these picks before locking in any 2025 NCAA Tournament picks of your own.

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