Boston College Eagles vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 2/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ACCN

The Virginia Cavaliers (12-9) are hosting the Boston College Eagles (9-11) at John Paul Jones Arena on Tuesday.

The Boston College Eagles faced Pittsburgh and took home the win by a score of 69-56 in their last contest. Boston College ended the contest having earned a 44.8% field goal percentage (26 out of 58) and knocked down 7 of 21 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Eagles buried 10 of 12 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 35 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 13 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of defending, Boston College allowed their opponent to shoot 35.1% from the floor on 20 out of 57 shooting. Pittsburgh recorded 6 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. On top of that, Pittsburgh had 33 boards (13 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Pittsburgh shot 57.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of 19 attempts. They also buried 5 out of their 18 tries from distance. In reference to fouls, the Eagles walked away with 15 and Pittsburgh recorded 11 fouls.

Makai Ashton-Langford is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He finished the game at 61.5% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He played for 33 mins played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up with 21 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Boston College enters this matchup with a record of 9-11 for the year. They are turning it over 11.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.7 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Boston College is snagging 36.1 boards per game and has accumulated 228 dimes this year, which is 280th in the country in terms of passing. The Eagles are hitting 31.3% on shots from 3-point land (110 of 352) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 65.7 points per game (307th in the nation) while hitting 41.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Eagles are able to force 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.3% on shots from distance and they are 97th in college basketball in opponents PPG (65.9). The Eagles are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.0% (469 of 1,066) and they surrender 33.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 190th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 252 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last played, the Virginia Cavaliers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-65 when they faced Notre Dame. The Cavaliers earned 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 9 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. Notre Dame had 8 fouls for the game which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They were able to bury 8 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Virginia converted 3 of their 14 tries (21.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Cavaliers finished shooting 27 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8%. The Cavaliers permitted Notre Dame to knock down 22 of their 47 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 46.8% in the matchup. They went 43.5% from distance by connecting on 10 out of 23 and finished the game at 15 out of 22 at the free throw line (68.2%). In reference to how they rebounded, Virginia permitted Notre Dame to get 25 in all (3 on the offensive glass).

Jayden Gardner pitched in for the Cavaliers in this matchup. He converted 10 of 17 in the game for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and had 10 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in this contest.

Virginia has a mark of 12-9 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Cavaliers are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which ranks them 131st in college basketball. Virginia has scored 1,316 pts on the campaign (62.7 per contest) and they pull in 31.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.1 times per game (120th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.0 times per game. The Cavaliers are responsible for committing 13.8 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The Virginia defense allows 35.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (157 of 440) and their opponents are knocking down 68.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.7 assists and 31.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 111th and 42nd in the nation. The Cavaliers are ranked 13th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 59.8. They are forcing 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (136th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston College

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