March Madness Elite Eight Predictions & Picks Today – March 31

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 30, 2024

The Sunday NCAA Tournament slate has plenty of exciting matchups on the docket. Among those games is the NC State Wolfpack taking on the Duke Blue Devils. Here’s a look at the best bets for all of day’s NCAA action.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in college basketball based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Duke (-7) vs. NC State

The model projects Duke to win, just as DraftKings does, but the model favors them by more (8.4 to 7).

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Duke NC State
ATS Record 21-13-1 19-19-1
Favorite ATS Record 20-11-1 8-13-0
Underdog ATS Record 1-2-0 11-6-1
Home ATS Record 11-7-0 8-9-0
Away ATS Record 5-5-1 4-6-1
Conference ATS Record 11-9-1 12-12-1

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Total Pick: NC State vs. Duke Over (143)

The model predicts a total 3.8 points higher than the one set by DraftKings for this game.

Duke NC State
O-U-P 13-21-1 22-15-2
Home O-U-P 9-8-1 9-7-1
Away O-U-P 4-7-0 6-5-0
Conference O-U-P 7-14-0 15-10-0

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Moneyline Pick: Purdue (-180) vs. Tennessee (+150)

Score Prediction: Purdue 76, Tennessee 73

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Purdue Tennessee
ML Fave. Record 26-4 21-5
ML Und. Record 2-0 2-3
Home ML Fave. Record 12-0 10-2
Home ML Und. Record 0-0 0-0
Away ML Fave. Record 6-3 6-2
Away ML Und. Record 1-0 2-1
Conf. ML Fave. Record 17-4 12-5
Conf. ML Und. Record 1-0 2-0

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Today’s Elite Eight Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
No. 6 Tennessee (27-8) vs No. 3 Purdue (32-4) 2:20 PM ET CBS Purdue (-3.5) 147.5
NC State (25-14) vs No. 13 Duke (27-8) 5:05 PM ET CBS Duke (-7) 143

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