North Carolina Tar Heels vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 1/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022

Location: Silvio O. Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA

TV: ACCN

The North Carolina Tar Heels (9-3) are hitting the road to Silvio O. Conte Forum on Saturday where they will take on the Boston College Eagles (6-5).

The North Carolina Tar Heels took the court against Appalachian State and took home the win by a score of 70-50 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Tar Heels walked away with 15 and Appalachian State recorded 14 fouls. They also converted 4 out of their 30 attempts from three-point range. Appalachian State finished the contest at 85.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 6 of their 7 shots. Additionally, Appalachian State grabbed 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Appalachian State earned 8 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. With regard to defense, North Carolina allowed 31.3% from the field on 20 of 64 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to rebounding, they collected 44 with 14 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Tar Heels knocked down 5 of their 9 tries for a rate of 55.6%. North Carolina ended with a 46.8% field goal percentage (29 of 62) and converted 7 of their 16 shots from distance.

Armando Bacot is one guy who came through in this contest. He finished the game at 77.8% from the field and earned 4 dimes. He played for 29 minutes and also pulled down 10 boards. He accounted for 16 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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North Carolina will play this contest with a record of 9-3 for the year. They turn it over 12.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 14.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, North Carolina is grabbing 39.9 boards per contest and has tallied 176 assists on the year, which has them ranked 128th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Tar Heels are connecting on 39.2% on three-point attempts (91 of 232) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 78.6 points per contest (56th in the country) while hitting 47.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Tar Heels are forcing 10.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 31.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 250th in the country in opponents points per game (71.4). The Tar Heels defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.2% (332 of 769) and they concede 31.3 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 272nd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 171 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Boston College Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 61-57 when they faced Albany. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Boston College permitted Albany to snag 24 in all (5 offensive). They wrapped up this game 50.0% from three-point range by going 8 of 16 and ended up going 3 of 4 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Eagles allowed Albany to make 25 out of 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.3% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Eagles went 22 out of 57 from the field which had them sitting at 38.6%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Boston College converted 5 out of their 16 tries (31.3%). They were able to make 8 of them for a clip of 66.7%. Albany committed 14 fouls for the game which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Eagles were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 36 for the contest.

Quinten Post was important for the Eagles in this game. He buried 5 of 8 in the game for a rate of 62.5%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He racked up 13 points in his 24 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the matchup.

Boston College has a mark of 6-5 so far this year. The Eagles have committed 15.1 fouls per game and they hit 69.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.7 times per contest (286th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. Boston College has accumulated 740 points so far this year (67.3 per game) and they grab 36.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Eagles are connecting on 44.1% from the field, which is 194th in college hoops.

The Eagles defensively are ranked 47th in college basketball in PPG given up with 61.6. They have forced 12.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (235th in D-1). The Boston College defense surrenders 34.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (80 of 231) and their opposition makes 71.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 12.3 assists and 29.1 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 168th and 12th in D-1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina

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