Boston College Eagles vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 1/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Location: Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC

TV: ACCNX

Dean E. Smith Center is the site where the North Carolina Tar Heels (12-6) will take on the Boston College Eagles (8-10) on Tuesday.

The Boston College Eagles faced Wake Forest and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-63 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Eagles walked away with 17 and Wake Forest finished the game with 14 fouls. They made 10 out of their 26 tries from long range. Wake Forest finished the game shooting 53.8% from the charity stripe by converting 7 of their 13 attempts. In addition, Wake Forest grabbed 36 boards (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Wake Forest doled out 16 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defense, Boston College allowed the other team to shoot 52.3% from the field on 34 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 28 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Eagles made 12 of 14 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. Boston College finished the contest having earned a 38.2% field goal percentage (21 out of 55) and made 9 out of their 28 three-point attempts.

Jaeden Zackery is one player who played a role in the game. He shot 80.0% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins and also totaled 3 rebounds. He was able to score 14 points on 4 of 5 shooting.

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Boston College steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 8-10 on the season. They are averaging 65.0 points per contest (332nd in the nation) while going 42.3% from the field. The Eagles are shooting 28.0% on shots from beyond the arc (86 of 307) and 68.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Boston College is pulling in 34.1 boards per game and is sitting with 198 dimes on the season, which is 318th in college basketball in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per game and as a group are committing 15.6 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Eagles are able to force 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.3 fouls. They are ranked 202nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 231 surrendered so far this season. The Eagles defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.7% (457 of 1,023) and they concede 35.3 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 37.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 191st in the nation in opponents points per game (69.4).

The last time they took the court, the North Carolina Tar Heels walked away with a victory by a final of 80-59 when they faced Louisville. The Tar Heels earned 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 11 steals in this game. Louisville was called for 16 fouls in the matchup which got the Tar Heels to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a clip of 82.6%. In regard to three-point shots, North Carolina converted 7 out of their 24 tries (29.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Tar Heels shot 27 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.4%. The Tar Heels allowed Louisville to knock down 20 of their 54 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 37.0% in the game. They wrapped up this game 7.1% from distance by hitting 1 of 14 and finished the game at 18 out of 28 from the free throw line (64.3%). Concerning attacking the glass, North Carolina allowed Louisville to snag 29 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Armando Bacot was important for the Tar Heels in this game. He racked up 14 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in the game. He knocked down 5 of 8 in the matchup for a rate of 62.5%, and had 16 rebounds.

North Carolina has a mark of 12-6 for the year. The Tar Heels are responsible for committing 17.2 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 73.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.1 times per contest (207th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.5 times per contest. North Carolina has accounted for 1,440 points this year (80.0 per contest) and they pull down 39.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Tar Heels are hitting on 46.0% from the field, which ranks 107th in the country.

The North Carolina defense allows 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (137 of 406) and their opposition makes 65.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.7 assists and 34.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 186th and 226th in Division 1. The Tar Heels are ranked 281st in the nation in points allowed per contest with 72.9. They are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the field (190th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina

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