A spot in the NCAA women's basketball national championship game is on the line when the third-seeded North Carolina State Wolfpack battles the unbeaten and top-seeded South Carolina Gamecocks on Friday. The Wolfpack (31-6), who finished second in the Atlantic Coast Conference at 13-5, reached the Final Four with a 76-66 win over top-seeded Texas in the Elite Eight. The Gamecocks (36-0), who are looking to win their second national championship in the last three years, advanced by knocking off third-seeded Oregon State 70-58 on Sunday.

Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET from Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland. The Gamecocks are 11.5-point favorites in the latest North Carolina State vs. South Carolina odds, while the over/under is 139.5. Before you lock in any NC State vs. South Carolina picks or predictions, you NEED to see what women's basketball expert Calvin Wetzel has to say. Join now to see his picks!

Wetzel, HerHoopStats.com lead betting writer, incorporates his mathematical background and strong knowledge of women's hoops to turn the site's prediction model into picks. Now Wetzel has turned his attention to women's college basketball after teaming up with Aaron Barzilai, a Ph.D. from Stanford. Since the start of the 2021-22 women's college basketball campaign, Wetzel is an INSANE 1,384-988 (+371.33 units). Wetzel also predicted 66 of 68 tournament teams this year, as well as 62 of 68 teams within one seed line, and correctly picked 13 of 16 second-round games. Anybody following has seen HUGE returns!

Wetzel knows that the Gamecocks have six players averaging nine or more points per game, led by senior center Kamilla Cardoso. She has reached double-digit scoring in each of the last three games, including a 22-point, seven-rebound, four-assist and three-block effort in a 79-75 win over Indiana in the Sweet 16. She had a double-double in the 88-41 win over North Carolina in the second round. In that game, she scored 12 points, while grabbing 10 rebounds.

Wetzel also knows that five Wolfpack players are averaging 10 or more points per game, led by junior guard Aziaha James. She poured in 27 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists in the win over Texas on Sunday. She also had an impressive outing in the 77-67 Sweet 16 win over Stanford on March 29, scoring 29 points, while adding five assists and three rebounds. She had 22 points and seven assists in a 79-72 win over Tennessee in the second round.

Now, Wetzel has set his sights on NC State vs. South Carolina. We can tell you he is leaning Under the total, and he's also found a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what he says before locking in any women's college basketball picks of your own.

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