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Dick Vitale predicts winner of Florida-Houston national championship game
By Andrew Olson
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Dick Vitale is going with the Florida Gators to cut down the nets.
Ahead of Monday’s showdown in San Antonio between Florida and Houston for the national championship, Vitale took to social media to share his prediction for the game. Vitale is predicting a 78-75 victory for the Gators. He sees another big night for Walter Clayton Jr.
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I have tossing & turning in my mind about who will cut the nets down btw @gatorhoops & @UHCougarMBK but my VBDI finally has reached a decision -FLORIDA 78 – HOUSTON 75 ! WALTER CLAYTON Mr CLUTCH will make big plays at winning time .@MarchMadnessMBB
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) April 7, 2025
As an ESPN broadcaster, Vitale won’t be calling the game, which airs on CBS. When the NCAA Tournament bracket was unveiled, Vitale had Florida in his Final Four, but losing the championship game to Duke. Houston took care of Duke on Saturday night, and it’s the Gators and Cougars playing for the title. So Vitale made a new pick, going with Todd Golden’s team.
The Gators are playing for a national title for the 4th time in Florida basketball history. Billy Donovan lost his first try against Michigan State, but later brought UF its only 2 national titles, leading the Gators on a back-to-back run in 2006 and ’07.
The ESPN computers notably give Houston a 65.4% chance of winning. The game is set for an 8:50 p.m. ET tipoff.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
