Teams who were upset winners in the first round will now look to reach the Sweet 16 when the 14th-seeded Oakland Golden Grizzlies (24-11) battle the 11th-seeded North Carolina State Wolfpack (23-14) in an NCAA Tournament South Region second-round matchup on Saturday Tipoff is set for 7:10 p.m. ET from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.

The Wolfpack are 6-point favorites and the over/under for total points scored is 147.5 in the college basketball odds from the SportsLine consensus for Oakland vs. NC State.  

Before making any Oakland vs. N.C. State picks or NCAA Tournament predictions, you need to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.)

The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters the 2024 NCAA tournament on a 148-106 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. It also has a strong 29-19 (+810) record on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

The model knows the Wolfpack have four players who are averaging double-digit scoring, led by senior guard DJ Horne. In 36 games, including 32 starts, he is averaging 16.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals. He scored 16 points, while grabbing six rebounds and dishing out five assists in the first round win over Texas Tech.

It is also aware junior forward Trey Townsend has been red hot of late, registering back-to-back double-doubles. In the 83-76 win over Milwaukee in the Horizon League championship game, he poured in 38 points, while grabbing 11 rebounds and dishing out five assists. He followed that up with another strong performance in the first-round win over Kentucky on Thursday. In that game, he scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while dishing off four assists and adding two steals.

For Saturday, the model has set its sights on the 2024 NCAA Tournament and Oakland vs. NC State. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 70% of simulations! You absolutely need to see the model before locking in any college basketball picks.

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