After a pair of epic Final Four matchups on Saturday, the stage is set for Monday's March Madness national championship.
The latest: The No. 1 Florida Gators face the No. 1 Houston Cougars in what practically equates to a pick'em. Houston is a slight underdog despite its stunning comeback win over tourney favourite Duke in the semifinal.
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The favourites: Florida Gators (-114)
The all-chalk Final Four delivered, with a pair of 1-vs.-1 matchups that went right down to the wire.
First up was Florida over Auburn in a battle between the two best teams from NCAA Division I's best conference.
The Gators trailed by as many as nine early in the second half. Then Walter Clayton Jr. took over.
Clayton finished with 34 points on 11-of-18 shooting (5-for-8 from 3-point range). His shooting numbers since the start of the SEC tournament are off the charts:
- 23.1 PPG
- 49.1 FG%
- 49.2 3PT%
- 90.4 FT%
Everyone in San Antonio's Alamodome on Monday will know that he's the man to stop. But his ability to create off-balance shots — and his confidence to shoot from wherever, whenever — means he's a threat at all times.
Florida is 15-4 in Quad 1 matchups, according to BartTorvik.com, with a 28-1 record in home or neutral games.
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Houston Cougars (-106)
It's probably not fair to call Houston an underdog given how tight the odds are.
Also, both KenPom.com and BartTorvik.com project the Cougars to win outright.
That has a lot to do with Houston's stifling defence, which ranks No. 1 in the country in scoring (58.5 PPG) and efficiency.
Nobody in the Cougars' rotation is taller than 6-foot-8, while the Gators have three rotational bigs standing 6-foot-9 and above. But the scrappiness of Houston makes up for its vertical shortcomings.
And coming off a shocker over Duke, this is a tough squad to bet against.
Houston will want a rock fight, but if it needs buckets, LJ Cryer is the guy to watch.
Cryer played every minute against Duke, canning 6-of-9 threes in a 26-point performance. He paced the Big 12 this year with a 42.7 3PT%.
Betting notes
- Florida is 28-11-0 ATS, per Team Rankings, covering by an average of 5.1 points per game. Also, overs are 10-1 for the Gators since the beginning of March.
- Houston enters on an 18-game win streak. Unders are 9-3-1 in Cougars games since Feb. 22.
- Neither team has any reported injuries entering the national championship game as of Sunday morning.
