Syracuse Orange vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 2/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

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

TV: ACCN

Silvio O. Conte Forum is where the Boston College Eagles (9-12) will take on the Syracuse Orange (12-11) on Tuesday.

The Syracuse Orange faced off with Louisville and earned the victory with a final of 92-69 in their last contest. Syracuse ended the game with a 55.2% FG percentage (32 out of 58) and buried 12 out of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Orange converted 16 of 19 shots for a percentage of 84.2%. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 27 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 21 dimes for the contest as well as creating 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of defending, Syracuse let their opponent shoot 40.3% from the floor on 27 of 67 shooting. Louisville dished out 19 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Louisville snagged 31 boards (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Louisville finished the contest at 83.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of their 6 attempts. They converted 10 out of their 35 tries from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Orange left the arena with 7 and Louisville finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Jesse Edwards is one player who was a major factor for this game. He notched 19 points on 9 out of 11 shooting. He played for 26 mins played and also collected 8 rebounds. He ended up shooting 81.8% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Syracuse will play this game with a record of 12-11 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per game and as a unit are committing 13.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Syracuse is snagging 36.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 351 assists this season, which is 48th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Orange are hitting 37.7% on 3-point shots (203 of 539) and 72.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.4 pts per game (29th in college basketball) while hitting 46.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Orange are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 15.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 358th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 431 conceded this season. The Orange are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (616 of 1,430) and they concede 36.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 34.5% from 3-point land while they are 318th in college basketball in opponents points per game (75.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Boston College Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 67-55 when they played Virginia. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Boston College permitted Virginia to grab 26 in all (7 on the offensive side). They shot 42.9% from distance by connecting on 3 out of 7 and ended up going 26 out of 29 from the free throw line (89.7%). The Eagles allowed Virginia to make 19 of their 43 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 44.2% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Eagles went 19 out of 47 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.4%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Boston College converted 5 out of their 21 tries (23.8%). They were able to knock down 12 of them for a clip of 100.0%. Virginia committed 16 fouls for the game which got the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 12 tries. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. The Eagles pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 25 in the matchup.

James Karnik ended up being a factor for the Eagles for the matchup. He buried 7 of 10 for this contest for a rate of 70.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 2 assists in this game.

Boston College has a record of 9-12 this year. The Eagles commit 16.0 fouls every game and they go 70.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.2 times per game (309th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per contest. Boston College has totaled 1,368 pts so far this year (65.1 per game) and they pull in 35.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Eagles are connecting on 41.1% from the field, which ranks them 317th in the nation.

The Boston College defense allows 36.4% on 3-point attempts (149 of 409) and their opponents are converting on 75.1% of their foul shots. They allow 12.5 dimes and 32.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 167th and 87th in those defensive categories. The Eagles defensively are ranked 93rd in college basketball in PPG allowed with 66.0. They have forced 12.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (245th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston College

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