NCAA Picks: Florida State vs Colorado 3/22/21 College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions

The Florida State Seminoles battle the Colorado Buffaloes in an NCAA tournament second round matchup in March Madness college basketball action on Monday.

The Colorado Buffaloes punched their ticket to the second round after a 96-73 win over Georgetown last time out. Jabari Walker led the Buffs in scoring with 24 points on 9 of 10 shooting with 5 threes while D’Shawn Schwartz added 18 points on 6 of 8 shooting with 5 threes and 4 assists. McKinley Wright IV had 12 points on 4 of 8 shooting with team-highs of 5 rebounds and 13 assists for the double-double and Eli Parquet chipped in 10 points on 3 of 4 shooting with a pair of threes to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Colorado in the winning effort.

The Florida State Seminoles will look to build on a 64-54 first round win over UNC-Greensboro to book their spot in the second round. Raiquan Gray led the ‘Noles in scoring with 17 points on 8 of 13 shooting with 7 rebounds and 3 assists while Balsa Koprivica had 13 points on 6 of 9 shooting with a team-high 9 rebounds and a pair of blocks. Anthony Polite has 12 points on 5 of 8 shooting to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for FSU in the winning effort while M.J. Walker had 4 points with a team-high 6 assists as well as a pair of steals in the victory.

Colorado is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 NCAA tournament games while the over is 8-2 in their last 10 neutral site games. Florida State is 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 0-3-2 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 neutral site games as a favorite.

This is arguably the hardest game to call on Monday as it could go either way and the line reflects that. However, while this normally feels like a game that Florida State wins based on experience, I just like the talent that the Buffaloes possess throughout their roster and I think in the end that wins out. Look for Colorado to get the job done in this one.