Florida is a consensus 1-point favorite over Houston in Monday night’s men’s college basketball national championship game.

The consensus total is 142 for the matchup of No. 1 seeds that both rallied for comeback wins Saturday in the Final Four national semifinals.

Houston, which closed as a 4½-point underdog to Duke, trailed 64-55 with less than three minutes left before ending the game on a 15-3 run, including 9-0 in the final minute, in a stunning 70-67 victory.

It was a miracle over for bettors who wagered on the game to top the opening total of 136½, as the teams combined for 14 points in the final 86 seconds. On the flip side, it was a bad beat for bettors who went under 136½ after the total closed at 137½.

Florida erased an eight-point halftime deficit en route to a 79-73 victory over Auburn and cover as a 2-point favorite in Saturday’s first national semifinal.

The game stayed under the total of 158½ to snap the Gators’ 11-game over streak.

Walter Clayton Jr. scored 34 points for the Gators to become the first player since Larry Bird in 1979 to score 30 points or more in back-to-back Elite Eight and Final Four games.

A BetMGM gambler has a $100,000 wager to win $900,000 riding on Florida to cut down the nets at 9-1.

A BetMGM bettor lost a $500,000 wager that would’ve paid $1.75 million had Duke won the national title.

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