The No. 1 seed Florida Gators will take on the No. 3 seed Texas Tech in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Both teams advanced after exciting wins in the Sweet 16.

The Gators were able to defeat No. 4 seed Maryland 87-71 to start the tournament’s second weekend after outscoring the Terrapins 47-33 in the second half after leading by two at the break. For Texas Tech, the Red Raiders were able to come back from 16 down to defeat No. 10 seed Arkansas in overtime.

With the matchup set, the odds, final score prediction and more have been updated heading into Saturday’s Elite Eight matchup in the NCAA Tournament. Here’s everything you need to know.

Ahead of Saturday’s Elite Eight matchup, Florida (-210) has opened as a 4.5-point favorite over Texas Tech (+172) in San Francisco, per FanDuel Sportsbook.

The over/under total is set at 153.5 points.

KenPom Predicted final score: Florida 81, Texas Tech 76
KenPom Win probability (for Gators): 69%

KenPom is another predictive system for college basketball. It’s designed to show how strong a team is at a given time, without taking factors like injuries into account. For this game between Florida and Texas Tech, KenPom agrees agrees with Vegas, projecting the Red Raiders to lose.

Time: TBD – Saturday, March 29
Channel: CBS, Fubo TV (Streaming)
Location: Chase Center – San Francisco, CA

Saturday’s Elite Eight matchup will be the fourth time these programs will have met in history. Florida holds a 2-1 lead over the Red Raiders, however, Texas Tech won the most recent matchup in 2018. Before that, the two teams had not played since the early 1960s.

2025 marks the 10th time the Florida Gators have appeared in the Elite Eight, and the first time since 2017. For the Texas Tech Red Raiders, it’s their third trip to the regional final. They previously appeared in back to back seasons during 2018 and 2019.

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