CBS Sports picks between Maryland basketball vs. Florida
After crushing Grand Canyon and sneaking past Colorado State, Maryland men's basketball will take on Florida on Thursday night in a Sweet 16 matchup. It took a last-second jumper to fall for Maryland to get past the Rams in the Round of 32, but it will likely take a full 40 minutes to beat a Gators team that's seatching for a national title.
Plenty of experts are picking Florida to win the whole thing -- those of them who aren't picking Duke. The Gators are a deep team led by guard Walter Clayton Jr. Maryland will need great guard play and hope its starting five can hold up for the entire game with depth being an issue.
CBS Sports' panel consisting of Matt Norlander, Jerry Palm, Chip Patterson, Kyle Boone, David Cobb, and Cameron Salerno picked the game between the Terps and Gators. Three of them picked Maryland +6.5 points -- via FanDuel -- but only Norlander picked the Terps outright to win the game.
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