NC State is coming into this game with a 26-14 record this season and they have been on fire in the postseason. They won 5 straight games to win their conference tournament and now they have won 4 straight games in this tournament, making it 9 straight wins now. They have been dominant in these games as well as they have won their last 2 straight as well as 3 of their 4 games in this tournament by 10+ points. They have also been taking down a lot of ranked teams as they have wins over Duke, Marquette, Texas Tech, and North Carolina in their last 5 games. They are going up against a Purdue team that is 33-4 this season and they have also been playing well in this tournament. They have only won their last 4 straight games though as they lost in their conference tournament and they are coming off of a closer win against Tennessee in their last game, winning by 6 points. Purdue struggled to pull away in that game as well and they were given a boost late as Tennessee was containing Edey well until certain players fouled out which allowed Purdue to pull away. NC State also has players that can defend Edey in this game though as DJ Burn has been a big factor for this team and he will be able to bully Edey a little while not getting pushed around by him. NC State has the players to make this game very hard on Edey and NC State has been the kind of team to hang around in these games, something Purdue allowed Tennessee to do in their last game. This is going to be a closer game with NC State playing very well right now and even if Purdue wins this game, it is too many points for them. NC State will cover the spread in this game.