Boston College Eagles vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, IN

TV: ACCNX

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-10) host the Boston College Eagles (8-11) at Purcell Pavilion on Saturday.

The Boston College Eagles played North Carolina and took a loss by a final of 72-64 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Eagles ended up with 19 while North Carolina totaled 13 fouls. They also knocked down 10 of 29 attempts from long range. North Carolina finished shooting 58.8% from the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 17 shots. On top of that, North Carolina pulled down 33 boards (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. North Carolina earned 8 assists and had 6 steals for this game. In reference to the defense, Boston College allowed their opponent to shoot 42.6% from the floor on 26 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 6 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they collected 25 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Eagles made 12 of 14 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Boston College ended the game having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (26 out of 54) and made 0 out of their 6 3-point attempts.

Quinten Post is a player who was a factor for the matchup. He finished the game at 63.6% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 20 minutes and collected 5 rebounds. He scored 17 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Boston College enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 8-11 so far this season. They cough up possession 12.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Boston College is snagging 33.7 boards per game and is sitting with 204 assists for the campaign, which is 321st in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are hitting 27.5% on shots from downtown (86 of 313) and 69.1% from the charity stripe. They average 64.9 points per contest (333rd in D-1) on 42.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are able to force 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They rank 197th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 239 relinquished on the campaign. The Eagles defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.6% (483 of 1,084) and they concede 35.4 boards per game as a unit. They concede 37.7% on shots from distance and they rank 196th in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish took a loss by a score of 84-71 when they faced Florida State. Concerning rebounding, Notre Dame allowed Florida State to grab 39 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 38.9% from three-point range by going 7 out of 18 and finished the game at 23 of 29 at the free throw line (79.3%). The Fighting Irish allowed Florida State to make 27 out of their 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.9% in this matchup. Overall, the Fighting Irish finished the game shooting 26 for 67 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.8%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Notre Dame made 9 of their 32 tries (28.1%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Florida State had 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Fighting Irish to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They coughed it up 4 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Fighting Irish were able to pull down 19 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 27 for the matchup.

Marcus Hammond ended up having an impact for the Fighting Irish for the game. He made 7 of 17 in the matchup for a rate of 41.2%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist in this contest.

Notre Dame has a mark of 9-10 this season. The Fighting Irish are committing 13.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.3 times per contest (264th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.0 times per contest. Notre Dame has accounted for 1,326 points this season (69.8 per game) and they grab 30.7 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Fighting Irish are connecting on 45.0% from the field, which is ranked 160th in the nation.

The Fighting Irish on the defensive end are ranked 228th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 70.7. They are forcing 9.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the field (331st in the country). The Notre Dame defense allows 33.1% on 3-point shots (122 of 369) and their opposition knocks down 75.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.4 dimes and 34.9 rebounds every game, which is ranked 237th and 226th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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