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The 2025 NCAA Tournament continues on Saturday night when the No. 1 seed Florida Gators face the No. 3 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Elite Eight. Florida, which is seeking its first Final Four appearance since 2014, is coming off an 87-71 win over No. 4 seed Maryland in the Sweet 16. Texas Tech rallied from 16 points down to force overtime and eventually prevailed against No. 10 seed Arkansas on Thursday. The Red Raiders are eyeing their second Final Four trip in school history after losing the title game to Virginia in 2019.  

Tipoff from the Chase Center in San Francisco is set for 6:09 p.m. ET. The Gators are 7.5-point favorites in the latest Florida vs. Texas Tech odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 158. The Florida team total is 82.5, while Texas Tech's is 75.5. Before making any Texas Tech vs. Florida picks, be sure to check out the 2025 March Madness predictions from red-hot college basketball expert Thomas Casale.

A frequent guest on national radio and TV shows to discuss college sports, Casale has a knack for picking college basketball winners, going 341-208 (62.1%) over the last three campaigns. He joined SportsLine in 2024 and promptly went 28-14-1 (67%) in CBB, returning $1,215 to $100 players. He's now 61-36 (+1928) in his last 97 official college basketball picks on SportsLine, and he is 6-0 (+600) on his last six picks in Florida games. Anyone following could have seen huge returns. 

Now, Casale has set his sights on Florida vs. Texas Tech and just locked in his Elite Eight predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see the Casale's picks. Here are the college basketball odds and lines for Texas Tech vs. Florida:

  • Florida vs. Texas Tech spread: Florida -7.5
  • Florida vs. Texas Tech over/under: 158 points  
  • Florida vs. Texas Tech money line: Florida -347, Texas Tech +274
  • FLA: The Gators are 13-3 against the spread in their last 16 games 
  • TTU: The Red Raiders are 5-0 ATS in their last five Saturday games  
  • Florida vs. Texas Tech picks: See picks at SportsLine

Why Florida can cover

Florida closed the regular season with nine wins in its final 10 games, notching three wins over top-15 teams during that stretch. The Gators followed that up with an SEC Tournament title, beating Missouri, Alabama and Tennessee to claim their first conference tourney title since 2014. They will now try to reach the Final Four for the first time since 2014 as well. 

They blasted No. 16 seed Norfolk State in the first round before escaping with a 77-75 win over No. 8 seed UConn in the second round. It appeared like Florida would be in for another nail-biter against Maryland on Thursday, but the Gators used a dominant second half to secure a comfortable win. Senior guard Will Richard led six double-digit scorers with 15 points on 6 of 9 shooting, while sophomore center Rueben Chinyelu had 10 points and eight rebounds. See which team to pick here.

Why Texas Tech can cover 

Texas Tech finished second in the Big 12 standings behind Houston, which earned a No. 1 seed in the Big Dance. The Red Raiders won their first two games in the NCAA Tournament by double digits, including a 77-64 win over upset-minded Drake in the Round of 32. Junior forward Darrion Williams had 28 points, six rebounds and five assists, while sophomore forward JT Toppin posted a double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds. 

The Red Raiders showcased impressive resolve in the Sweet 16, erasing a 16-point deficit in their win over Arkansas. They trailed by 13 points with less than five minutes remaining, but Williams capped off the rally with  a game-tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation. He also scored the go-ahead basket with 7.3 seconds left in overtime to send his team to the Elite Eight. See which team to pick here.

How to make Florida vs. Texas Tech picks

Casale is leaning Over on the total, but he's also identified a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread in this Elite Eight matchup. You can only get the Casale's picks at SportsLine.

So who wins Texas Tech vs. Florida, and which side of the spread should you be jumping all over? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Florida vs. Texas Tech spread to jump on, all from a red-hot college basketball expert that is on a 61-36 (+1928) run on his NCAA hoops picks, and find out.