Boston College Eagles vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 1/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: Youtube TV

The Boston College Eagles (8-8) are headed to Watsco Center on Wednesday where they will meet the Miami Hurricanes (13-2).

The Boston College Eagles took the court against Duke and took a loss by a score of 65-64 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 15 while Duke had 9 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 out of their 17 tries from downtown. Duke ended up shooting 89.5% from the free throw line by burying 17 of their 19 attempts. On top of that, Duke collected 32 boards (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Duke recorded 15 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. With respect to defending, Boston College allowed 39.6% from the floor on 21 of 53 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to rebounding, they earned 31 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Eagles made 6 of their 7 tries for a rate of 85.7%. Boston College wrapped up the contest with a 41.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 63) and knocked down 6 of their 17 three-point shots.

Quinten Post is one guy who was important for this contest. He ended up shooting 46.2% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 27 mins and totaled 6 boards. He notched 16 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Boston College will enter this matchup with a record of 8-8 for the year. They cough up possession 12.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Boston College is snagging 35.0 boards per game and has accumulated 169 assists for the season, which is 343rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are shooting 27.0% on shots from 3-point land (73 of 270) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 64.7 pts per contest (334th in Division 1) while hitting 41.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Eagles have forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.9 fouls. They surrender 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 133rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (67.3). The Eagles defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.2% (391 of 905) and they concede 35.5 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 144th in D-1 in allowing assists with 195 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Miami Hurricanes took a loss by a final score of 76-70 against Georgia Tech. The Hurricanes were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 32 in the game. They also turned it over 6 times, while getting 13 steals for this game. Georgia Tech was called for 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Hurricanes to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of them for a rate of 68.0%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Miami converted 5 of 32 attempts (15.6%). Overall, the Hurricanes shot 24 for 68 from the field which gave them a rate of 35.3%. The Hurricanes allowed Georgia Tech to make 25 of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.0% in this matchup. They went 37.5% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 19 from the free throw line (89.5%). Regarding rebounding, Miami permitted Georgia Tech to pull down 40 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Miller was important for the Hurricanes for this game. He accumulated 17 points in his 37 minutes on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He converted 7 out of 12 in this contest giving him a rate of 58.3%, and had 3 rebounds.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 13-2 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hurricanes are connecting on 47.3% from the field, which ranks them 53rd in Division 1. Miami has 1,160 points so far this year (77.3 per contest) and they average 34.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.9 times per contest (86th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.1 times per contest. The Hurricanes have committed 14.8 fouls per game and they connect on 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Miami defense concedes 32.0% on 3-pointers (108 of 337) and their opponents are making 74.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 13.5 dimes and 33.7 boards per game, which has them ranked 240th and 160th in college hoops. The Hurricanes on defense are ranked 168th in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.3. They are able to force 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (174th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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