Groups with vastly completely different NCAA Event resumes battle on Saturday when the 14th-seeded Oakland Golden Grizzlies face the Eleventh-seeded North Carolina State Wolfpack in a South Area second-round matchup in Pittsburgh. This would be the first-ever sport between the colleges. The Golden Grizzlies (24-11), who’re making their first NCAA Event look since 2011, held off third-seeded Kentucky 80-76 in Thursday’s first-round matchup. The Wolfpack (23-14), who’re competing of their second straight NCAA Event and twenty ninth total, outlasted sixth-seeded Texas Tech 80-67 on Thursday.
Tipoff from the PPG Paints Enviornment is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Oakland has a plus-3.5 level differential on the season, 141st-best within the nation, whereas NC State is at plus-3.9, 126th-best. The Wolfpack are 6-point favorites within the newest Oakland vs. NC State odds from SportsLine consensus, whereas the over/below for complete factors scored is 147.5. Earlier than getting into any NC State vs. Oakland picks, be sure to see the faculty basketball predictions and betting recommendation from the SportsLine Projection Mannequin.Â
The mannequin simulates each Division I faculty basketball sport 10,000 occasions. It enters the 2024 NCAA event on a 148-106 roll on all top-rated faculty basketball picks relationship again to final season, returning greater than $1,700 for $100 gamers. It additionally has a powerful 29-19 (+810) document on top-rated unfold picks this season. Anybody following it has seen enormous returns.
Now, the mannequin has set its sights on Oakland vs. NC State revealed its March Insanity picks and predictions. You’ll be able to head to SportsLine now to see the mannequin’s picks. Listed here are a number of faculty basketball odds and traits for NC State vs. Oakland:
- Oakland vs. NC State unfold: NC State -6
- Oakland vs. NC State over/below: 147.5 factors
- Oakland vs. NC State cash line: Oakland +206, NC State -254
- OAK: The Golden Grizzlies have gained 22 of their final 31 video games (+24.10 models on ML)
- NCST: The Wolfpack have gained their final six video games (+13.75 models on ML)
- Oakland vs. NC State picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why NC State can cowl
Junior guard Jayden Taylor is in his first season with the Wolfpack after enjoying two years at Butler. In 37 video games, together with 29 begins, he’s averaging 11.6 factors, 3.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 28 minutes. Taylor practically registered a double-double within the 83-65 ACC Event second-round win over Syracuse. In that sport, he scored 18 factors, whereas grabbing 9 rebounds. He scored a season-high 28 factors, whereas grabbing seven rebounds in an 81-73 loss at Pittsburgh on March 9.
Additionally serving to energy North Carolina State is fifth-year senior guard Casey Morsell. In 37 video games, all begins, he’s averaging 11.4 factors, 2.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals in 32.4 minutes. He’s connecting on 40.9% of his discipline objectives and is among the many crew’s main free-throw shooters, hitting on 80.5% of his foul photographs. In a 94-85 win over Louisville within the first spherical of the ACC Event, he completed with 25 factors and two steals. See which crew to select right here.
Why Oakland can cowl
Senior Jack Gohlke is the Golden Grizzlies’ prime deep menace. He has hit 131 3-pointers, however simply 4 2-pointers this season. He poured in 32 factors on 10 threes and a pair of free throws within the win over Kentucky on Thursday. He had 15 factors and 4 rebounds in an 83-76 win over Milwaukee within the Horizon League Event championship sport. In 35 video games, together with 15 begins, he’s averaging 12.8 factors, 4 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 31.2 minutes.
Junior ahead Chris Conway registered a double-double within the Horizon League title sport, scoring 11 factors, whereas grabbing 10 rebounds. He had eight factors, 4 rebounds and three assists in opposition to Kentucky within the NCAA Event first-round sport. In 34 video games, all begins, he’s averaging 10 factors, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 26.6 minutes. He has reached double-figure scoring in 15 video games. See which crew to select right here.Â
Find out how to make Oakland vs. NC State picks
SportsLine’s mannequin is leaning Over on the whole, projecting 151 mixed factors. The mannequin additionally says one aspect of the unfold hits in properly over 70% of simulations. You’ll be able to solely see the mannequin’s picks at SportsLine.Â
So who wins NC State vs. Oakland, and which aspect of the unfold hits properly over 70% of the time? Go to SportsLine now to see which aspect of the unfold it’s good to leap on, all from the mannequin on a 29-19 roll on top-ranked faculty basketball unfold picks, and discover out.Â
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