"2024 NCAA Tournament: Expert Predictions for Drake vs. Washington State Showdown"

The No. 7 seed Washington State Cougars and the No. 10 seed Drake Bulldogs are set to face off in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The SportsLine Projection Model, known for its successful college basketball predictions, favors Drake as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under of 138 total points. The model highlights Drake's Tucker DeVries and Washington State's Isaac Jones as key players, and it leans towards the Over on the point total while indicating a strong likelihood for one side of the spread to hit in over 50% of simulations.