Boston College Eagles vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPNU

The Boston College Eagles (9-15) are en route to Carrier Dome on Saturday where they will take on the Syracuse Orange (13-12).

The Boston College Eagles took the court against Notre Dame and went home with a loss by a final score of 99-95 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 27 while Notre Dame had 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 8 of their 21 shots from long range. Notre Dame shot 84.6% from the charity stripe by making 33 of their 39 tries. Moreover, Notre Dame pulled down 35 boards (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Notre Dame distributed 11 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Regarding defense, Boston College allowed 49.2% from the floor on 29 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they earned 26 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Eagles buried 13 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. Boston College ended the contest with a 56.3% FG percentage (36 of 64) and converted 10 of 23 shots from downtown.

DeMarr Langford is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He left the arena with 23 points on 10 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 44 mins and totaled 7 rebounds. He finished shooting 71.4% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Boston College will enter this game with a record of 9-15 this year. They are averaging 66.2 points per outing (299th in the country) while hitting 41.6% from the field. The Eagles are hitting 30.3% on 3-pointers (132 of 436) and 70.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Boston College is grabbing 35.3 boards per game and is sitting with 274 assists so far this season, which is 297th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 111th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 290 conceded this season. The Eagles are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.1% (567 of 1,285) and they surrender 33.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 36.8% on shots from distance and they are 148th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (67.9).

For their last game, the Syracuse Orange went home defeated by a final of 71-59 when they played Virginia Tech. In reference to team rebounding, Syracuse allowed Virginia Tech to pull down 38 overall (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 29.6% from beyond the perimeter via 8 of 27 and ended up going 17 of 27 from the charity stripe (63.0%). The Orange allowed Virginia Tech to make 23 out of 60 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 38.3% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Orange ended up shooting 24 out of 64 from the floor which had them at 37.5%. With respect to shooting from distance, Syracuse converted 10 of their 27 attempts (37.0%). They were able to knock down 1 of them for a percentage of 25.0%. Virginia Tech earned 9 personal fouls for this game which took the Orange to the charity stripe for a total of 4 attempts. They also turned it over 10 times, while earning 2 steals in this matchup. The Orange were able to corral 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 38 in this matchup.

Buddy Boeheim pitched in for the Orange in the matchup. He accumulated 21 points in his 39 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes in the game. He buried 8 out of 19 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 42.1%, and had 2 rebounds.

Syracuse has a record of 13-12 on the season. As an offense, the Orange are shooting 45.5% from the field, which ranks them 103rd in D-1. Syracuse has accumulated 1,936 pts for the season (77.4 per game) and they average 36.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per contest (72nd in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per game. The Orange have committed 14.0 fouls every game and they hit 72.5% from the free throw line.

The Orange on the defensive end are ranked 311th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 74.6. They are forcing 12.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (160th in the country). The Syracuse defense concedes 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (265 of 783) and their opponents are making 74.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 18.6 assists and 36.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks 358th and 302nd in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston College

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