College Basketball Picks Today: ATS Picks and Predictions From The Duel Staff for Thursday, 2/25/21

The 2020-21 college basketball season is well underway and every day the editors at The Duel will be making picks against the spread (ATS) for the three biggest games of the day. You can follow along, check it out, or even fade us throughout the season.

We have full betting previews for each matchup below along with the betting lines from FanDuel Sportsbook. We’ll update this with the staff records and make ATS picks on a daily basis throughout the rest of the season.

Without further ado, here are our college basketball picks for Thursday, Feb. 25.

College Basketball Picks for Today

Note: All betting lines and odds are from FanDuel Sportsbook, as of Thursday, Feb. 25 at 1:45 p.m. EST.

Iowa vs Michigan Picks and Prediction Today

No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes (+5) vs No. 3 Michigan Wolverines (-5) Betting Preview

Staff Picks (ATS):
- Brian Giuffra: Michigan
- David Hayes: Michigan
- Max Staley: Iowa
- Jason Schandl: Michigan

Ohio State vs Michigan State Picks and Prediction Today

No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (-4) vs Michigan State Spartans (+4) Betting Preview

Staff Picks (ATS):
- Brian Giuffra: Michigan State
- David Hayes: Ohio State
- Max Staley: Michigan State
- Jason Schandl: Ohio State

Santa Clara vs Gonzaga Picks and Prediction Today

Santa Clara Broncos (+30) vs No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs (-30) Betting Preview

Staff Picks (ATS):
- Brian Giuffra: Gonzaga
- David Hayes: Santa Clara
- Max Staley: Santa Clara
- Jason Schandl: Santa Clara

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Staff Records (ATS):
- David Kaestle: 19-12 (61.29%)
- Isaiah De Los Santos: 22-15 (59.46%)
- Jason Schandl: 14-11 (56.00%)
- Brian Giuffra: 14-11 (56.00%)
- David Hayes: 18-15 (54.55%)
- Max Staley: 15-13 (53.57%)

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David Hayes is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, David Hayes also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username DavidWHayes. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in their articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.