The NCAA Tournament is drawing to a close for men's basketball. Here are American-Statesman staff March Madness picks for the Final Four predictions.

According to DraftKings, Duke (+110) has the best odds to win the title entering the Final Four. Florida (+250), Houston (+400) and Auburn (+475) round out the rest of the Final Four teams. Gambling problem? Call (877-8-HOPENY) or text HOPENY (467369).

Despite turning his left ankle and suffering a right elbow injury, Johni Broome finished with 25 points. His health will be massive for Auburn against the Gators. Florida beat the Tigers 90-81 at Auburn on Feb. 8. Auburn won the regular-season SEC title but Florida won the SEC tournament.

The 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament will be available across CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV. (1) Florida vs. (1) Auburn, 6:09 p.m. on CBS

Auburn basketball survived 2-seed Michigan State on Sunday, advancing to its second Final Four in six seasons. Next up for the Tigers? A familiar foe.

Michigan State or Auburn will be more than battle-tested coming out of their duel as the winner gears up to face the Gators. The Spartans were the Big Ten regular season champions

By bypassing the Blue Devils for the title, you can differentiate your entry. Duke’s prowess has made it the most popular title pick in ESPN’s bracket contest ( 25 percent of entries as of Tuesday) as well as CBS’s. Not going with Duke to win is a smart pool strategy Mock outlines here — while still collecting points by riding Duke to the finals.

The Auburn Tigers will continue their journey to the Final Four on Sunday after taking down Michigan on Friday, 78-65 in the Sweet 16 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Who is next on the Tigers road to the Final Four?

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