Purdue Boilermakers (33-4) vs NC State Wolfpack (26-14)
Saturday, April 06, 2024 at 6:09 pm
At 6:05 pm, on Saturday, our selection is on the NC State Wolfpack + the points over Purdue. The Wolfpack have been the best point spread team in this tournament, as they've covered the point spread by an average of 13.37 ppg. Even better, the Wolfpack have won nine straight games, including a perfect 7-0 SU/ATS as an underdog. And those included ACC Tourney victories over Duke (as an 11-point underdog), and North Carolina (as a 10-point dog). They blew out Marquette and Duke (again), as 7.5-point underdogs in each game, last weekend in the Sweet 16/Elite 8 Rounds to reach this semi-final game. It's true that Purdue was my preseason pick (at 15-1 odds) to win the Championship. And Purdue was also the team I selected to win this tournament in my March Madness bracket. But the last thing I want to do is lay points to this NC State club. For technical support, consider that teams seeded #4 (or worse), off 4+ wins, have gone 15-0 ATS their last 15 as underdogs vs. top-3-seeded teams at the Sweet 16 Round forward. Take North Carolina St. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
Al’s Pick NC State Wolfpack: +9.5 -120
AUTHOR: Al McMordie
