Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

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

TV: ESPN+

The Boston College Eagles (8-3) will try to beat the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (2-7) at Silvio O. Conte Forum on Thursday.

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks faced off with Cairn and notched a win by a score of 88-33 in their last contest. Lehigh ended the contest with a 48.6% field goal percentage (36 of 74) and made 10 out of their 32 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Mountain Hawks made 6 of their 10 tries for a rate of 60.0%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 54 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to defense, Lehigh let their opponent shoot 23.4% from the floor on 15 of 64 shooting. Cairn doled out 4 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Cairn totaled 30 rebounds (3 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Cairn finished the game shooting 0.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 0 of 0 tries. They knocked down 3 of their 25 tries from downtown. In reference to fouls, the Mountain Hawks ended up finishing with 11 while Cairn finished the game with 11 fouls.

Keith Higgins is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He shot 80.0% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes. He played for 20 mins and totaled 2 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 8 of 10 shooting.

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Lehigh comes into this matchup with a record of 2-7 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.9 fouls every game. As a team, Lehigh is pulling down 38.6 boards per contest and has 128 assists this season, which has them ranked 277th in the nation in terms of passing. The Mountain Hawks are connecting on 31.5% on shots from 3-point land (69 of 219) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.6 pts per contest (179th in D-1) while going 43.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Mountain Hawks are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.4 personal fouls. They are 27th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 102 conceded so far this year. The Mountain Hawks defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.4% (238 of 548) and they surrender 37.7 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 32.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 259th in college basketball in points per game allowed (74.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Boston College Eagles got the victory with a final of 86-80 when they faced St. John's. When it comes to attacking the glass, Boston College permitted St. John's to pull down 33 overall (17 offensive). They finished 21.1% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 19 and ended up going 14 out of 16 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Eagles allowed St. John's to bury 31 out of 77 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Eagles finished the game shooting 31 for 55 from the floor which had them shooting 56.4%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Boston College converted 5 of 13 attempts (38.5%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 67.9%. St. John's committed 22 fouls for the game which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Eagles were able to pull down 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the game.

Claudell Harris was important for the Eagles in the game. He earned 14 points in his 27 mins on the court and accounted for 4 assists in this game. He made 4 out of 9 for the game for a rate of 44.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

Boston College has a record of 8-3 on the year. The Eagles commit 15.4 personal fouls every game and they go 77.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.6 times per game (116th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 10.1 times per contest. Boston College has accounted for 868 pts this year (78.9 per game) and they pull in 37.1 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Eagles are hitting on 46.6% from the field, which ranks them 108th in the nation.

The Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 189th in the nation in points given up per game with 71.0. They are able to force 13.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the field (177th in D-1). The Boston College defense allows 36.2% on three-point shots (89 of 246) and their opponents are converting on 76.5% of their free throw attempts. They give up 13.0 dimes and 34.9 boards per contest, ranking them 217th and 187th in the nation.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston College and under the total points

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