Beejay Anya and North Carolina State square off with LSU Thursday night. (Getty)
No. 9 seed LSU comes into its South Region Round of 64 game against No. 8 North Carolina State as an underdog.
But that role has suited the Tigers just fine this season as they’ve gone 7-1 against the spread as an underdog.
N.C. State opened as 1.5-point favorites, and it has pushed another point or so higher according to most sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
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The below odds are subject to change.
N.C. State-LSU Point Spread
N.C. State … -2
LSU … +2
LSU is 17-13-1 against the spread, including 7-3 in the last 10 games.
N.C. State is 16-13-1 ATS and also 7-3 in the past 10.
Both teams are 6-4 straight up in the last 10.
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N.C. State-LSU Over-Under
Over-Under … 140.5
LSU’s over-under record is 16-13-1, while N.C. State brings a 13-13 mark into the game.
In LSU’s past 10 games, the UNDER has won 6 times.
In N.C. State’s past 10, it’s split 5-5.
N.C. State-LSU Odds to Win the Tournament
N.C. State … 200/1
LSU … 150/1
The sportsbooks don’t entirely agree with the selection committee’s choice of seeding in this one. N.C. State has the higher seed (8 vs. LSU’s 9), but have lower odds of winning it all.
A good omen is lower seeds have done well in recent years. No. 7 UConn won the 2014 title by defeating No. 8 Kentucky. In 2013, Wichita State advanced to the Final Four as a 9 seed, as did Butler (8 seed) and VCU (11) in 2011.
The Basics
Who:
No. 8 NC State (20-13) vs. No. 9 LSU (22-10)
What:
NCAA Tournament Round of 64 – East Region
When:
Thursday
Where:
Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Time:
9:20 p.m. Eastern
Channel:
TBS
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