NCAA Picks Tonight: ATS Picks and Predictions From The Duel Staff for Friday, 3/5/21

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 Friday, March 5.

College Basketball Picks for Today

Note: All betting lines and odds are from FanDuel Sportsbook, as of Friday, March 5 at 1 p.m. EST.

UNI vs Drake and Prediction Today

Northern Iowa Panthers (+6.5) vs Drake Bulldogs (-6.5) Betting Preview

Staff Picks (ATS):
- David Hayes: Drake
- David Kaestle: Drake
- Max Staley: Drake

UL Monroe vs South Alabama Picks and Prediction Today

Louisiana Monroe Warhawks (+5) vs South Alabama Jaguars (-2) Betting Preview

Staff Picks (ATS):
- David Hayes: South Alabama
- David Kaestle: South Alabama
- Max Staley: South Alabama

FGCU vs North Alabama Picks and Prediction Today

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (-2) vs North Alabama Lions (+2) Betting Preview

Staff Picks (ATS):
- David Hayes: Florida Gulf Coast
- David Kaestle: Florida Gulf Coast
- Max Staley: North Alabama

Free NCAA ATS Picks

Staff Records (ATS):
- David Kaestle: 29-17 (63.04%)
- Isaiah De Los Santos: 29-23 (55.77%)
- Max Staley: 23-17 (57.50%)
- Brian Giuffra: 23-17 (57.50%)
- David Hayes: 27-24 (52.94%)
- Jason Schandl: 21-19 (52.50%)

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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.