SportsLine college basketball expert Thomas Casale reveals his Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Florida Gators picks for the Elite Eight of March Madness 2025

Houston basketball will hope this national title trip ends with a long-awaited championship. Here's bold predictions versus Florida.

Florida has advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 2014 after edging (3) Texas Tech 84-79 in the Elite Eight. The Gators trailed by nine points with less than three minutes remaining but finished the game on a 18-4 run to break the hearts of Red Raiders fans.

Madness is heading toward a logical and possibly titanic conclusion: All four No. 1 seeds made it to the men’s Final Four. First, resilient Florida is underway against relentless Auburn. Later, Cooper Flagg and Duke take on Houston at 8:49 p.

Walter Clayton Jr. is that guy. After dropping 30 points to beat Texas Tech in the Elite Eight, the college basketball world was waiting to see how the All-American guard would perform on the sport's biggest stage.