NCAA Picks Today: ATS Picks and Predictions From The Duel Staff for Tuesday, 3/2/21

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 Tuesday, March 2.

College Basketball Picks for Today

Note: All betting lines and odds are from FanDuel Sportsbook, as of Tuesday, March 2 at 2 p.m. EST.

Baylor vs WVU Picks and Prediction Today

No. 3 Baylor Bears (-4.5) vs No. 6 West Virginia (+4.5) Betting Preview

Staff Picks (ATS):
- Brian Giuffra: Baylor
- David Hayes: Baylor
- Isaiah De Los Santos: West Virginia
- Jason Schandl: Baylor
- Max Staley: Baylor

Illinois vs Michigan Picks and Prediction Today

No. 4 Illinois Fighting Illini (+7.5) vs No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (-7.5) Betting Preview

Staff Picks (ATS):
- Brian Giuffra: Illinois
- David Hayes: Illinois
- Isaiah De Los Santos: Illinois
- Jason Schandl: Illinois
- Max Staley: Michigan

Wisconsin vs Purdue Picks and Prediction Today

No. 25 Wisconsin Badgers (+2) vs No. 23 Purdue Boilermakers (-2) Betting Preview

Staff Picks (ATS):
- Brian Giuffra: Purdue
- David Hayes: Wisconsin
- Isaiah De Los Santos: Wisconsin
- Jason Schandl: Wisconsin
- Max Staley: Wisconsin

Free NCAA ATS Picks

Staff Records (ATS):
- Isaiah De Los Santos: 26-17 (60.47%)
- David Kaestle: 24-16 (60.00%)
- Brian Giuffra: 18-13 (58.06%)
- Max Staley: 17-14 (54.84%)
- Jason Schandl: 16-15 (51.61%)
- David Hayes: 23-22 (51.11%)

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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.