Accordingly, the Purdue Boilermakers are in the Final Four for the first time in 44 years. Center Zach Edey came back for his senior season. Instead of entering the NBA Draft. His return resulted in one of the greatest College Basketball lines seasons in Purdue history. For the first time since 1983, the NC State Wolfpack has made the Final Four. Correlate the Wolfpack is the Cinderella story of March Madness after a mediocre regular season. NC State upset their ACC rivals, Duke, in the Elite Eight to make the Final Four.
2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four – NC State vs. Purdue
| Date and Time: | April 6, 2024, 6:09 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ |
| TV Coverage: | CBS |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| NC State | +9 -110 | 146 -110 | +340 |  |
| Purdue | -9 -110 | 146 -110 | -440 | |
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NC State Wolfpack Team Overview
Overall, the NC State Wolfpack are 17-14 straight up, 13-17-1 against the spread, and 18-12-1 over/under the sportsbook total. NC State has national metrics of 124th for scoring offense, 197th for field goal percentage, 148th for 3-point field goal percentage, 158th for free throw percentage, and 141st for offensive rebounding. While defensively, NC State is 209th for scoring defense, 224th for field goal percentage permitted, 280th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 277th for defensive rebounding.
Late on, NC State has covered seven of its previous eight games. NC State has gone under the total in three of its last four outings. First among NC State scorers is G DJ Horne, with 16.7 points per game. F DJ Burns Jr adds 12.8 points per game. And then G Jayden Taylor brings 11.5 points per contest.
Purdue Boilermakers Team Overview
Overall, the Purdue Boilermakers are 28-3 straight up, 17-13-1 against the spread, and 21-10 over/under the March Madness lines total. Purdue has national metrics of 11th for scoring offense, 16th for field goal percentage, 2nd for 3-point field goal percentage, 166th for free throw percentage, and 9th for offensive rebounding. While defensively, Purdue is 126th for scoring defense, 65th for field goal percentage permitted, 86th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 5th for defensive rebounding.
Late on, Purdue has covered five of its previous eight games. Purdue has gone under the NCAA Tournament odds total in four of its last six outings. First among Purdue scorers is Zach Edey, with 24.4 points and 11.7 rebounds per game.
On Easter, 7-foot-4 Zach Edey feasted on Tennessee’s undersized big men. Hence, he satisfied the Boilermakers’ hunger for a long-sought Final Four berth. Edey dominated inside with a career-high 40 points and 16 rebounds. In turn, Purdue advanced to the Final Four for the first time in 44 years. Purdue scored a 72-66 victory over Tennessee in the Midwest Region final on Sunday afternoon.
Edey shot 13-for-21 from the field and 14-for-22 from the foul line. Correlate, he led the top-seeded Boilermakers past the Elite Eight for the first time since 1980. Purdue overcame a 37-point performance from Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht. The second-seeded Volunteers have never reached the Final Four in 26 tournament appearances.
Edey and Painter took plenty of heat during last year’s tournament. To illuminate, the Boilermakers were stunned by 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson in the opening round. However, those demons were exorcised by this team’s run through the Midwest Region. Painter believes his team grew from past disappointments. Edey wasn’t a highly touted recruit and came off the bench in his freshman year. But he developed into the National Player of the Year as a junior last.