NCAA Picks Tonight: ATS Picks and Predictions From The Duel Staff for Thursday, 3/4/21

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, March 4.

College Basketball Picks for Today

Note: All betting lines and odds are from FanDuel Sportsbook, as of Thursday, March 4 at 1:15 p.m. EST.

MSU vs Michigan and Prediction Today

Michigan State Spartans (+12) vs No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (-12) Betting Preview

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

Ok State vs Baylor Picks and Prediction Today

No. 17 Oklahoma State Cowboys (+12) vs No. 3 Baylor Bears (-12) Betting Preview

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

Texas vs Oklahoma Picks and Prediction Today

No. 15 Texas Longhorns (+2) vs No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners (-2) Betting Preview

Staff Picks (ATS):
- Brian Giuffra: Oklahoma
- David Hayes: Texas
- David Kaestle: Texas
- Isaiah De Los Santos: Oklahoma
- Jason Schandl: Texas
- Max Staley: Texas

Free NCAA ATS Picks

Staff Records (ATS):
- David Kaestle: 27-16 (62.79%)
- Isaiah De Los Santos: 28-21 (57.14%)
- Max Staley: 21-16 (56.76%)
- Brian Giuffra: 22-15 (59.46%)
- David Hayes: 25-23 (52.08%)
- Jason Schandl: 19-18 (51.35%)

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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.