Florida @ Auburn picks

Both of these teams have been sloppy on offense in the first half of tournament games but have found their groove in the second half. 

Alex Condon had a great game in the upset win over Auburn on February 8, going 7-for-10 from the field along with 3 of 5 from the foul line to score 17 points. His versatility and range can pull bigger defenders away from the basket and he’s been excellent at drawing contact and getting to the stripe, leading UF in FTAs. The Tigers have a solid defense but do get whistled a lot, and that could mean bonus buckets for Condon from the stripe. While his scoring prop sunk to 7.5 points O/U versus Texas Tech (due to that ankle injury leaving his workload up in the air), Condon’s previous points props have ranged from 10.5 to 13.5, with most at 11.5 points or higher.

Johni Broome has wrangled 11 or more rebounds in all four NCAA Tournament games so far. That includes 14 rebounds in 29 minutes versus Michigan State in the Elite Eight, pulling down some of those boards with one good arm after suffering an elbow injury. The 6-foot-10 Broome is a beast on the glass, averaging almost 11 rebounds per game (with an average of 30 minutes per contest) on the year and topping this current 10.5-rebound total in five of the Auburn Tigers' six postseason games. Broome is reportedly healthy and ready to go against the Florida Gators in the Final Four. He had 11 rebounds in the Tigers’ loss to UF at home on February 8, including six offensive rebounds against a talented frontcourt for the Gators.

Tahaad Pettiford has been the ultimate X-factor for Auburn in the NCAA Tournament and earned himself All-South Region honors for his performance so far. The frenetic freshman gives the Tigers a huge boost off the bench and is playing major minutes in crucial spots, averaging more than 17 points per game in the Big Dance. Plenty of those points are coming from beyond the arc, where Pettiford is a collective 8-for-22 in Auburn’s four NCAA outings, making two triples in each of those games.