North Carolina Tar Heels vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 1/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Sunday, January 2, 2022

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

TV: ESPN+

Silvio O. Conte Forum is where the Boston College Eagles (6-5) will play the North Carolina Tar Heels (9-3) on Saturday.

The North Carolina Tar Heels faced off with Appalachian State and walked away with a win by a score of 70-50 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Tar Heels ended up finishing with 15 while Appalachian State totaled 14 fouls. They also converted 4 out of their 30 attempts from distance. Appalachian State finished 85.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 7 attempts. Furthermore, Appalachian State snagged 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Appalachian State earned 8 assists and had 7 steals in the game. When it comes to the defense, North Carolina allowed the other team to go 31.3% from the field on 20 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the matchup while creating 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 44 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tar Heels knocked down 5 of 9 tries for a percentage of 55.6%. North Carolina ended having earned a 46.8% field goal percentage (29 out of 62) and made 7 of their 16 3-pointers.

Armando Bacot is one player who was a factor for the game. He ended up finishing with 16 points on 7 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and totaled 10 boards. He finished the game shooting 77.8% from the field and also earned 4 dimes.

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North Carolina heads into this game with a mark of 9-3 on the year. They cough up possession 12.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 14.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, North Carolina is grabbing 39.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 176 dimes so far this year, which is 136th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Tar Heels are hitting 39.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (91 of 232) and 74.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.6 points per outing (58th in the nation) while shooting 47.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Tar Heels are forcing 10.1 turnovers every game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 262nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 171 conceded this year. The Tar Heels defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.2% (332 of 769) and they surrender 31.3 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 31.4% on shots from distance and they rank 252nd in the country in points per game allowed (71.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Boston College Eagles took a loss by a final score of 61-57 against Albany. The Eagles earned 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for this contest. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. Albany was called for 14 personal fouls for the contest which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of them for a rate of 66.7%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Boston College buried 5 of 16 tries (31.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Eagles went 22 for 57 from the field which had them sitting at 38.6%. The Eagles allowed Albany to make 25 of 54 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.3% in the game. They wrapped up this game 50.0% from three-point range by going 8 of 16 and ended up shooting 3 out of 4 from the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Boston College permitted Albany to pull down 24 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Quinten Post ended up being important for the Eagles in the matchup. He accumulated 13 points in his 24 mins of playing time and added 1 assist in the game. He converted 5 of 8 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 7 rebounds.

Boston College has a mark of 6-5 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Eagles are connecting on 44.1% from the floor, which ranks them 192nd in college basketball. Boston College has scored 740 points so far this season (67.3 per game) and they snag 36.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 11.7 times per contest (287th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 11.8 times per game. The Eagles are responsible for committing 15.1 fouls per game and they go 69.6% from the charity stripe.

The Eagles are ranked 45th in college basketball in PPG given up with 61.6. They have forced 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (235th in the country). The Boston College defense allows 34.6% from downtown (80 of 231) and their opponents are making 71.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 12.3 assists and 29.1 total rebounds per game, ranking them 166th and 12th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina

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