Sat. Elite Eight Opening Odds + Prediction For Bama/Duke, Florida/Texas Tech

The Florida Gators are 6.5-point favorites against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Elite Eight.
Opening odds for the East region Elite Eight favor Duke by 7.0 points against Alabama.
Parlaying both Duke and Florida on the moneyline at Bovada Sportsbook offers -124 odds.

SAN FRANCISCO – Two Elite Eight matchups for Saturday are set, starting with the Florida Gators as 6.5-point favorites against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Tech pulled off the third-largest comeback in Sweet Sixteen history in an overtime thriller against Arkansas, but legal college basketball betting sites say their run ends here with +230 odds to beat Florida.

Texas Tech Vs Florida Betting Odds

Team	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Texas Tech	+6.5 (-105)	+230	O156.5 (-110)
Florida	-6.5 (-115)	-280	U156.5 (-110)

Florida rolled past Maryland by 16 points and is the deserving favorite in this one. However, the best bet in this game is on the 156.5-point total at FL sportsbook apps to go over.

Gators totals went over in 10 (!) straight games, while Texas Tech totals hit the over in five straight games. Bet both high-scoring offenses to keep their tournament overs streaks going at -110 odds on Saturday.

Alabama’s Opening Odds Are +250 Vs Duke

The Alabama Crimson Tide are significant 7.0-point underdogs to the Duke Blue Devils in the Elite Eight. Alabama shattered NCAA Tournament shooting records against BYU, setting new marks for three-pointers attempted (51) and three-pointers made (25) en route to a 113-88 win.

Still, AL sportsbook apps aren’t giving the Tide much of a shot with +250 odds to win the game. Duke failed to cover the 9.0-point spread in their high-scoring 100-93 win against Arizona to set up this Elite Eight matchup.

Alabama Vs Duke Betting Odds

Team	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Alabama	+7.0 (-110)	+250	O175.0 (-110)
Duke	-7.0 (-110)	-300	U175.0 (-110)

Blindly betting the over in this one makes sense after both teams put up 100+ points each in their Sweet Sixteen games. If Alabama can shoot even half as well as they did against BYU, the 175.0-point legal sports betting total for Saturday will fly over.

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Zachary Kelley

Zach graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Writing, Editing, and Media. Zach is interested in the legalization aspect of sports betting and enjoys participating in DFS. He has a passion for sports writing and most enjoys writing about football and baseball both professional and collegiate.