The Houston Cougars pulled off a shocking upset Saturday evening, beating the Duke Blue Devils 70-67 outright as 4.5-point underdogs. Houston ended the game on a 9-0 run and was down as many as 14 points in the second half. Earlier in the day, the Florida Gators (-2.5) beat the Auburn Tigers 79-73, led by 34 points from Walter Clayton Jr.

Use Bet365 bonus code NYPBET and get $150 in bonus bets when you wager $5. Terms and conditions apply; see below for details. The Blue Devils have barely put a foot wrong this season, and they’ve been terrific through the first four rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

Watch as the Duke Blue Devils (35-3) and Houston Cougars (34-4) take the court in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday with a ticket to the championship game on the line. The game

While some have complained that the lack of upsets have made the 2025 NCAA tournament a little less interesting, what we're left with is all four No. 1 seeds in the Final Four for only the second time in history.

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There are no real edges for any of these teams as the matchups fit their playing styles. Duke and Houston have the two best defenses in the country and play slower, so fitting they meet, while Auburn and Florida both play at quicker tempos and rank as the second and third-best offenses behind Duke.

Think of the Final Four this way: Auburn ranks higher at KenPom than all but six teams from 1997-2024, yet it ranks fourth in this Final Four and has BetMGM's longest odds to win it all at +525. Auburn would have been the favorite in 21 of the past 27 tournaments, if KenPom was used to set the odds.