30Duck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted 12 hours ago Men's 2025 national championship game preview: Keys for Houston, Florida - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM With the championship on the line, what must Florida and Houston do to prevail -- and what could stop them? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 2 Share Posted 10 hours ago Florida opened -1.5, now down to -1. O/U 141.5. In consideration of the Houston D, I think the Under could be a solid bet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 3 Share Posted 9 hours ago If defense does win championships. my pick of Florida is in trouble, and usually a team is more successful slowing a game down, rather than the other team speeding it up. So, what possible chance does Florida have? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 4 Share Posted 7 hours ago I don't have a pick, or particular bias between the two, but I probably would be happy to see "the old guy" Kelvin Sampson get the win. 69- Sampson 68- Jim Calhoun, 2011 68- Coach K, 2015 66- Roy Williams, 2017 66- Phog Allen, 1952 64- John Wooden, 1975 Allen was oldest to win his first title, next "first" was Lute Olson (62) in 1997. Though Sampson would "beat" them both. Geno Auriemma is 71. I believe Rick Barnes (70) and Dana Altman (66) are oldest active Power 4 coaches to not have won a championship. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 5 Share Posted 1 hour ago Due to their defense, rebounding, Houston averages 10 shot attempts more than their opponents, if Florida can cut that by half, that's a win. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 6 Share Posted 1 hour ago Midway through the 1st half, Houston leads 16-10, 22 shots attempted, 12 for Florida. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
idontrollonshobbas No. 7 Share Posted 44 minutes ago I've see Olajuwon on the sidelines at the Final Four....has anyone seen Clyde lurking about? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 8 Share Posted 37 minutes ago 31- 28. Houston. The game is being controlled by Houston. playing their tempo, more attempted shots, but Florida has more rebounds, Florida also has more turnovers, and 0 points from Clayton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
