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Sweet 16 NCAA Picks: Michigan vs Florida State 3/28/21 College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions

Sweet 16 NCAA Picks: Michigan vs Florida State 3/28/21 College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions
2021-03-28 17:00:00 EDT

The Michigan Wolverines face off against Florida State Seminoles in a NCAA tournament Sweet 16 matchup in college basketball action from Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Sunday.

The Florida State Seminoles punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 with a 71-53 beatdown of Colorado last time out. Anthony Polite led the ‘Noles with 22 points on 8 of 12 shooting with 4 threes, 4 assists and a team-high 4 steals while Malik Osborne added 11 points on 4 of 8 shooting with 5 rebounds in 20 minutes off of the bench as the only other double-digit scorer for Florida State in the winning effort. Scottie Barnes also added 6 points with a team-high 5 assists and 3 steals while Raiquan Gray added 9 points with a team-high 6 rebounds as well in the winning effort.

The Michigan Wolverines reached the Sweet 16 after picking up an 86-78 win over LSU in their last game. Chaundee Brown and Eli Brooks shared the team-high with 21 points apiece, with Brown shooting 6 of 9 from the floor with 3 threes in 27 minutes off of the bench while Brooks went 7 of 11 with 5 threes and a team-high 7 assists. Franz Wagner added 15 points on 5 of 9 shooting with 7 rebounds while Hunter Dickinson added 12 points with 11 rebounds and 3 assists to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Michigan in the winning effort. Mike Smith also added 5 points with 6 assists as well in the victory for the Wolverines.

Florida State is 1-3-2 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the under is 7-2 in their last 9 NCAA tournament games. Michigan is 17-7 ATS in their last 24 games overall and 35-15-2 ATS in their last 52 neutral site games while the under is 11-2 in their last 13 games following a win.

I get why this total is where it is, as both teams are capable of scoring well into the 70s. However, with so much at stake for two high-profile programs like this, I’m expecting a war where the first team to 70 wins it if we even get there. I really like the under in this spot as I think the most physical game of the tournament is on the cards in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Under 146

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Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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