The 2024 NCAA Tournament Final Four takes place in Phoenix on Saturday, as top seeds Purdue and UConn try to set up a title showdown. The Boilermakers face No. 11 seed NC State at 6:09 p.m. ET, while the Huskies play No. 4 seed Alabama at 8:49 p.m. ET. Purdue is a nine-point favorite, while UConn is an 11.5-point favorite, per the SportsLine consensus, after the line reached as high as 12. Before entering any 2024 Final Four picks, be sure to see the 2024 NCAA Tournament betting advice and score projections from SportsLine's team of experts. 

SportsLine's college basketball experts teamed up to give members the exact score projections for the Final Four. Our team of experts includes Thomas Casale (22-4-1 CBB run) and Bruce Marshall (50-35-1).

Casale's college basketball picks on SportsLine are 305-179-7 (63%) over the last three seasons. He also is on a 22-5-1 roll with his last 28 against-the-spread picks, for a profit of $1,633 for $100 bettors. Marshall has netted $1,160 for $100 bettors across his last 86 picks. 

Now, our college basketball handicappers have analyzed the 2024 NCAA Tournament Final Four and locked in their final score projections. 

One piece of the Final Four score projections we can reveal: Casale is predicting No. 1 overall seed UConn beats No. 4 seed Alabama, 88-74. "I'm not going to be the one who picks against a team that went on a 30-0 run in the Elite Eight. Not only is UConn dominant, but the Huskies have the firepower to blow games open in minutes, as they showed against Illinois," Casale told SportsLine. "Alabama's leaky defense has been just good enough to get by North Carolina and Clemson, but the Tide still allowed 169 points in those two games. If UConn scores 80+ they will be tough to beat, and the Huskies should reach that mark easily. Alabama has an elite offense, but the Huskies have an elite offense and defense. That will be the difference." 

Every expert has locked in their exact score projection for the Final Four of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. They include a prediction that one team will create "potentially tricky scenarios" for their opponent, while another one says a game will be MUCH closer than anticipated! You ABSOLUTELY need to see the Final Four score projections before locking in any college basketball picks.

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