Florida vs Houston Live Odds – Gators Win After Fading to as Long as +450 in Second Half

• Florida and Houston meet for the 2025 national championship in San Antonio at 8:50 pm ET tonight
• Florida has won the 2025 national championship, coming back from 12 down in the second half
• See the live Florida vs Houston odds (spread, total, and moneyline) throughout tonight’s title game

The Florida Gators and Houston Cougars are scheduled to tip-off in the 2025 national championship game at 8:50 pm ET tonight. The Gators opened as slight favorites and remain the chalk in Monday’s college basketball odds. This page will list the live Florida vs Houston odds -including the spread, moneyline, and game total – by the minute along with a detailed timeline of how the odds have shifted during the course of the 40 minutes.

Live Florida vs Houston Odds

Odds as of 11:09 pm ET at Draftkings.

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Florida vs Houston Live Betting Timeline

• 11:10 pm ET: Suffocating defense by the Gators prevented Houston from getting a shot off on the final possession and Florida holds on for a 65-63 victory.
• 11:08 pm ET: Houston will get the ball back, down two with 19 seconds on the clock. Florida is a -315 favorite. Houston is a +230 underdog.
• 11:04 pm ET: A crucial turnover with 27 seconds left sends Houston’s odds tanking from +175 ot +370. The Cougars trail by one (64-63) and will have to get a steal or foul to see the ball again.
• 11:01 pm ET: Alijah Martin gives UF its first lead of the second half with a pair of free throws (64-63). The Gators are -220 favorites with 43 seconds left.
• 11:00 pm ET: Down by one (63-62) but with the ball, Florida is a -125 favorite with 1:22 on the clock. The total is down to 132.5.
• 10:52 pm ET: At the under four timeout, the Cougars are -175 chalk, leading 60-57. Florida is +135 to win. The total is back down to 134.5.
• 10:46 pm ET: The offenses have turned it up. With the score 56-55 HOU with 5:30 to go, the total has climbed from 130.5 to 137.5 in the last two-plus minutes of game action. Houston is a -120 favorite with Florida at -110.
• 10:39 pm ET: Trailing 48-37 with 7:52 remaining, Florida has almost completely erased Houston’s 12-point lead. The Gators are now slightly favored at -125. The O/U has plummeted all the way to 130.5.
• 10:25 pm ET: Game on! Florida’s on a 7-0 run to close the gap to 45-42. Their odds have moved from +360 to +110 in the last five minutes.
• 10:19 pm ET: Houston still holds an 11-point lead with 13:45 remaining; the Cougars are -540 on the moneyline with the Gators at +360.
• 10:10 pm ET: Florida has committed five fouls in the first four minutes of the second half, so not only are they trailing by double-digits, but the Cougars are going to be in the bonus imminently. Hence Florida has faded to a +450 underdog.
• 10:08 pm ET: Houston has pushed the lead to double-digits (40-30) for the first time tonight and is now a -520 favorite to win.
• 10:02 pm ET: Houston hits a three out of halftime to boost the lead to six (34-28). They are now -200 favorites.
• 9:39 pm ET: Heading into the second half with a three-point lead, the Cougars are 125 favorites with the Gators as -105. The total is down to 135.5.
• 9:38 pm ET: HOU goes into halftime with a 31-28 lead, meaning they cashed as a -110 first-half bet. The first half under (65.5) also hit.
• 9:36 pm ET: Now leading just 31-28 with 30 seconds left in the first half, HOU is a -140 favorite. The total has dropped to 137.5
• 9:29 pm ET: At the under four timeout, HOU is a -166 favorite, leading 29-23. FLA is +130. The total is 140.5, same as the closing line.
• 9:25 pm ET: After FLA battled back to tie it at 21, HOU went on an 8-0 run to take a 29-21 lead. Houston is now -238 to win with Florida at +180. The total is up to 142.5.
• 9:18 pm ET: HOU leads 20-16 at the under eight timeout and is now a -140 favorite to win. FLA is a +110 underdog. The total is back down to 138.5.
• 9:15 pm ET: Florida hits back to back three to narrow the gap to 18-16 and the total is back to 140.5.
• 9:09 pm ET: Sloppy offense from both teams (FLA has five turnovers already) has dropped the total to 134.5 as HOU holds a 14-10 lead with 10:29 remaining in the first half.
• 9:07 pm ET: For the first time tonight, the Gators are plus-money underdogs, sitting at +105 while trailing 12-10.
• 9:05 pm ET: Four straight empty possessions has dropped the total from 141.5 to 138.5.
• 9:00 pm ET: Tied at 8-8 at the first timeout, Florida is still a -120 favorite while the total is back to 140.5, the same as the closing O/U.
• 8:58 pm ET: Tied at 6-6 with 16:22 remaining in the first half, the total has jumped to 141.5 while FLA is -120 on the moneyline and HOU -110.
• 8:56 pm ET: Just eight points combined (4-4) in the first three minutes has the total sitting at 138.5.
• 8:53 pm ET: After two empty possessions to start the game, the total has already dropped to 138.5.
• 8:50 pm ET: For those who partake, the first-half moneyline is FLA -120/HOU -110. The first-half total is 65.5 with -115 odds each way.
• 8:48 pm ET: We’re minutes from tip-off and it appears Florida will close as a -118 moneyline favorite and -1 (-110) on the moneyline. The game total remains 140.5 (O -110/U -110).
• 8:35 pm ET: There hasn’t been an iota of movement in the odds over the past half-hour: Florida remains a -118 favorite and -1 (-110) against the spread. The game total is still 140.5 with -110 odds both ways.
• 8:05 pm ET: As is often the case, late money appears to be coming in on the favorite; the Florida moneyline has moved from -115 to -118 in the last 15 minutes.
• 7:50 pm ET: About an hour from tip-off, the Gators remain a -115 favorite to win the title. The spread is still just Florida -1, while the total is 140.5, the exact number it opened at.

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