The No. 7 seed Florida Gators (15-9) take on the 15th-seeded Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (17-10) Sunday in a South Region second-round tilt at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Florida-Oral Roberts odds and lines, with March Madness NCAA Tournament picks and predictions.
The Gators needed overtime to get past Virginia Tech 75-70 in the first round, winning outright as 1.5-point underdogs as the Over (134.5) connected. The offensive production was the highest for Florida since an 85-point explosion in a win over West Virginia Jan. 30 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Despite the cover against the Hokies, the Gators are still 1-4 ATS across the past five games overall.
The Golden Eagles pulled off a shocker over No. 2 seed Ohio State in the first round, stunning the Buckeyes 75-72 in overtime as 15-point underdogs with the Under (157) still cashing. ORU is on a six-game win streak, while covering each of the past five games. Sophomore G Max Abmas and junior F Kevin Obanor were the heroes for the Golden Eagles. Abmas finished with 29 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals while draining 5 3-pointers. Obanor did him one better, dropping 30 points with 11 rebounds, while also adding 5 3-pointers.
Florida vs. Oral Roberts: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Florida -450 (bet $450 to win $100) | Oral Roberts +333 (bet $100 to win $333)
- Against the spread/ATS: Florida -8.5 (-110) | Oral Roberts +8.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 148.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Florida vs. Oral Roberts: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Florida 75, Oral Roberts 68
Money line (ML)
Florida (-450) will cost you four and a half times your potential return, and Oral Roberts (+333) proved it’s not a team the Gators should take lightly. An upset is definitely possible, even as unlikely as it seems for a 15 seed to make the Sweet Sixteen. PASS.
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Against the spread (ATS)
ORAL ROBERTS +8.5 (-110) has been on quite the run against the number lately, going 5-0 ATS in the past five overall, and 4-0 ATS in the previous four as an underdog. Florida has cashed just once in the past six games as a favorite, and are 1-5 ATS in the previous six against winning teams.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 148.5 (-110) is worth playing very lightly. Even with an overtime game, ORU hit the Under in their first-round upset of Ohio State. The Under is 4-0-1 in the past five games for Florida as a favorite, while going 7-2-1 in their past 10 games overall. The Under is also 10-4 in the past 14 for the Gators on a neutral court as favorites.
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