Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 1/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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

TV: ACCN

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-6) are on their way to Silvio O. Conte Forum on Tuesday where they will play the Boston College Eagles (7-7).

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish faced off with Miami and took a loss by a score of 76-65 in their last game. Notre Dame ended the contest with a 44.6% FG percentage (25 of 56) and buried 9 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Fighting Irish knocked down 6 of 7 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 28 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 11 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When talking about the defense, Notre Dame allowed 50.9% from the floor on 29 out of 57 shooting. Miami recorded 10 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. Additionally, Miami grabbed 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Miami finished the game shooting 65.0% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 20 shots. They also knocked down 5 out of their 17 attempts from downtown. With respect to fouls, the Fighting Irish finished with 15 while Miami recorded 11 fouls.

Trey Wertz is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He left the arena with 15 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He played for 32 minutes and pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the field and also earned 2 dimes.

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Notre Dame heads into this game with a win-loss record of 8-6 this season. They are turning it over 9.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 11.9 fouls per game. As a unit, Notre Dame is pulling down 30.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 169 assists on the season, which ranks 278th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Fighting Irish are connecting on 38.0% on three-point shots (123 of 324) and 79.9% from the free throw line. They average 70.1 pts per contest (226th in college basketball) on 46.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Fighting Irish are forcing 8.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 13.6 personal fouls. They give up 32.5% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 178th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (68.4). The Fighting Irish defense is allowing a FG percentage of 45.8% (373 of 815) and they relinquish 32.7 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 156th in the country in giving up assists with 171 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Boston College Eagles took a loss by a score of 79-65 against Syracuse. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Boston College permitted Syracuse to get 35 overall (10 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 50.0% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 16 and ended up going 13 of 15 at the charity stripe (86.7%). The Eagles allowed Syracuse to make 29 out of 62 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 46.8% for this game. When all was said and done, the Eagles shot 23 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.1%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Boston College made 4 of their 12 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 15 of them for a clip of 71.4%. Syracuse committed 17 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Eagles to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. The Eagles recorded 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the matchup.

Makai Ashton-Langford ended up having an impact for the Eagles for the matchup. He made 5 of 12 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He totaled 14 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and added 3 assists for this contest.

Boston College has a win-loss record of 7-7 for the season. The Eagles are responsible for committing 15.9 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 67.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 9.9 times per contest (355th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.6 times per contest. Boston College has accounted for 901 points for the campaign (64.4 per contest) and they grab 34.8 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Eagles are connecting on 41.3% from the floor, which ranks them 319th in D-1.

The Eagles defensively are ranked 150th in college basketball in points given up per game with 67.8. They are able to force 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (239th in the nation). The Boston College defense surrenders 36.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (110 of 300) and their opposition makes 69.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.1 assists and 35.9 boards per game, which ranks them 159th and 268th 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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