The No. 4 seed Duke Blue Devils and the No. 11 seed NC State Wolfpack link up in an Elite Eight showdown on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. ET. Duke is a 7-point favorite in the latest NC State vs. Duke via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 143 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

Before making any NC State vs. Duke picks or NCAA Tournament predictions, you need to check out the college basketball predictions and betting advice from SportsLine college basketball expert Bruce Marshall. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.)

For years Vegas-based Bruce Marshall was synonymous with The Gold Sheet, the famed sports betting newsletter. With a background in play-by-play work and sports information while in college, Bruce joined TGS in 1981 when hired by the legendary Mort Olshan and served as executive editor for many years. Marshall now supplies his unique and colorful brand of football and basketball analysis to SportsLine members. Marshall heads into the Elite Eight of the 2024 NCAA Tournament on a 49-32-1 college basketball run that has netted $100 followers $1,390. Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP!

For Sunday, Marshall has set its sights on NC State vs. Duke in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. We can tell you he is leaning Under on the point total, and he has also isolated an X-factor that makes one side a must-back! 

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