Duke Blue Devils vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 2/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022

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

TV: ACCN

Silvio O. Conte Forum is the location where the Boston College Eagles (9-13) will compete against the Duke Blue Devils (19-4) on Saturday.

The Duke Blue Devils faced off with Virginia and took a loss by a final of 69-68 in their last game. Duke walked away from the game with a 42.3% field goal percentage (22 of 52) and made 6 out of their 17 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Blue Devils made 18 of 22 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected a total of 36 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 14 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. When it comes to defending, Duke allowed 47.7% from the field on 31 of 65 shooting. Virginia earned 16 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Virginia totaled 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Virginia finished the game at 55.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of their 9 shots. They also converted 2 out of their 12 attempts from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Blue Devils finished with 11 while Virginia accounted for 17 personal fouls.

Mark Williams is one guy who came through in this game. He finished 71.4% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the court for 19 mins played and snagged 4 boards. He accounted for 16 points on 5 out of 7 shooting.

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Duke will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 19-4 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 10.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 13.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Duke is snagging 39.2 rebounds per contest and has racked up 402 dimes this year, which ranks 16th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Blue Devils are shooting 36.6% from downtown (183 of 500) and 72.5% from the free throw line. They average 80.2 points per contest (17th in the country) while shooting 48.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Blue Devils have forced 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.2 fouls. They currently rank 198th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 292 surrendered for the year. The Blue Devils defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.3% (590 of 1,464) and they relinquish 34.9 boards per game as a group. They surrender 29.6% on 3-pointers and they are 69th in the nation in PPG allowed (65.0).

The last time they took the court, the Boston College Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 73-64 against Syracuse. When discussing attacking the glass, Boston College permitted Syracuse to snag 36 in all (8 offensive). They shot 45.8% from downtown by shooting 11 of 24 and ended up shooting 14 out of 16 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Eagles allowed Syracuse to convert 24 of their 61 attempts from the field which had them shooting 39.3% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Eagles went 27 out of 72 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5%. In terms of 3-pointers, Boston College made 6 of 28 tries (21.4%). They were able to make 4 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Syracuse committed 14 fouls for this contest which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for 6 tries. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Eagles pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the matchup.

Jaeden Zackery ended up having an impact for the Eagles for the contest. He recorded 18 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and had 6 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 15 in the game giving him a rate of 46.7%, and had 6 rebounds.

Boston College has a mark of 9-13 on the campaign. The Eagles are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls per contest while shooting 70.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.4 times per game (298th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest. Boston College has earned 1,432 pts this year (65.1 per game) and they pull in 35.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Eagles are shooting 40.9% from the floor, which is 323rd in college basketball.

The Boston College defense surrenders 37.0% on 3-pointers (160 of 433) and their opponents are knocking down 75.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 12.3 assists and 33.1 boards per contest, ranking them 162nd and 94th in college hoops. The Eagles defensively are ranked 102nd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 66.3. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (236th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Duke

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