The Florida Gators take on the Auburn Tigers in the Final Four. Tip-off is set for 6:09 p.m. ET on CBS.
Florida is favored by 2.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -155. The total is set at 159.5 points.
Here’s my Florida vs. Auburn predictions and college basketball picks for April 5, 2025.
Florida vs Auburn Odds
| Florida Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-2.5 -110 | 159.5 -110o / -110u | -155 |
| Auburn Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+2.5 -110 | 159.5 -110o / -110u | +130 |
- Florida vs Auburn spread: Florida -2.5
- Florida vs Auburn over/under: 160.5 points
- Florida vs Auburn moneyline: Florida -155, Auburn +130
- Florida vs Auburn best bet: Auburn +2.5 (Play to +1)
My Florida vs Auburn best bet is on the Tigers spread, with the best odds currently available at DraftKings. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
My Florida vs Auburn NCAAB Betting Preview
Auburn is a very theatrical basketball team, but that's not to say that Johni Broome isn't hurt. I think he's pretty clearly not 100%. Since reaggravating his shoulder injury against Kentucky a month ago, he hasn't fully looked like himself.
Regardless, he's still the best big in the country.
I mean, look what he did in the Sweet 16 against Vlad Goldin and Danny Wolf of Michigan (22 points and 16 rebounds). Also, defensively, Broome stopped Goldin from getting anything at the rim.
Then Broome came back and dominated the first half against Michigan State in the Elite Eight. In fact, he posted a double-double in the first half in his last two games, despite seeing double teams for most of the action.
Since he's not 100% (and people can notice this), I think that's almost swung the value in the market towards Auburn for me. The Tigers can win this game despite the injury issues.
If you had ever told me we would get Auburn playing anybody but Duke at plus-money in the Final Four, I would've jumped all over that all season long.
I understand things have changed, but to me, Florida's pretty fortunate to be here. The Gators are one of the best teams in the country — don't get me wrong. But if not for Walter Clayton Jr. turning into Kemba Walker, not once, but twice, the Gators could've easily lost against UConn or Texas Tech.
Florida was clearly the better team in both of those games, but it played with its food for 25 minutes, and the Huskies and Red Raiders couldn't close the door. If Texas Tech had hit its free throws, I'd be talking about a different story.
Ultimately, I just feel like this is too many points.
I don't feel great jumping aboard the team that has the injury concerns, but I look back at what happened in the first Auburn-Florida game (the Gators won by nine on the road without Alijah Martin).
Florida was down 10 almost immediately and then went on an extended run over the next 20 minutes. Give the Gators credit, as they went toe-to-toe with the Tigers on their home court. However, it just felt like an avalanche of a game where Auburn didn't respond to the momentum.
Well, the Tigers should be ready for this one, and they should have revenge on their minds. We haven't seen Auburn play 40 minutes of great ball in this tournament, but the Tigers haven't really been in question.
The only moment where the result was up in the air was when they were down nine to Michigan. And with 10 minutes left, they finally flipped the switch and played to their ceiling for that final stretch, going on a wild run.
I'm going to trust my gut here, as neither team should be favored by 2.5.
I think Auburn has been the better team over the course of the season, so I'll back it.
