No. 5 seed Lipscomb is hoping to become the first Atlantic Sun team to reach the NIT semifinals since 1987 when it visits No. 2 seed North Carolina State on Wednesday. The Bisons (27-7) tied Liberty at 14-2 for the regular-season conference crown, while the Wolfpack (24-11) tied Clemson at 9-9 for seventh in the ACC. Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. ET from Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh.  The latest North Carolina State vs. Lipscomb odds list the Wolfpack as 3.5-point favorites, while the over-under for total points scored is 163.5. Before making any NC State vs. Lipscomb picks of your own, see the 2019 NIT predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

This model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, has raked in the winnings for those following its picks. Over the past two years, the SportsLine Projection Model has returned over $4,000 to $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks and it entered the postseason on a strong 11-5 run on all top-rated college basketball plays. It's also on fire in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, calling 14 of the Sweet 16 teams straight-up. Anyone who has followed it is way up.

Now the model has dialed in on North Carolina State vs. Lipscomb. We can tell you it is leaning under, and it has a very strong against-the-spread pick that cashes in nearly 70 percent of simulations. That one is only available at SportsLine.

The model knows that NC State, which has two national championships, is seeking its first NIT title. The Wolfpack are 17-4 at home and have won two in a row and eight of their last 12. NC State advanced in the NIT 2019 with wins over Hofstra (84-78) and Harvard (78-77).

Senior guards Torin Dorn, who leads the Wolfpack in rebounding (7.2 per game), and C.J. Bryce, who leads the team in steals with 39, have been red-hot and combined for 37 points in the win over Hofstra.

But just because the Wolfpack play well at home doesn't guarantee they'll cover the NC State vs. Lipscomb spread in the 2019 NIT quarterfinals on Wednesday.

That's because the Bisons aren't afraid of playing on the road, compiling a 13-4 record away from home. The Bisons advanced with wins over Davidson (89-81) and 1-seed North Carolina-Greensboro (86-69).

Lipscomb is among the nation's best in several categories, including eighth in scoring (82.2 points per game) and 14th in field goal percentage (48.6), areas that are certain to test the Wolfpack. The Bisons are also 18th in scoring margin (plus-11.6). Senior guard Garrison Mathews has stepped up his play of late, averaging 22.1 points over his last seven games.

So who wins Lipscomb vs. North Carolina State? And which side of the spread can you bank on in nearly 70 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Lipscomb vs. NC State spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up more than $4,000 on its college basketball picks, and find out.