Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 1/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023

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

TV: Youtube TV

Silvio O. Conte Forum is the location where the Boston College Eagles (8-8) will compete against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (11-5) on Saturday.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons played Louisville and went home with a win by a final score of 80-72 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Demon Deacons finished with 21 and Louisville finished the game with 16 fouls. They converted 9 out of their 28 shots from downtown. Louisville finished the contest at 55.0% at the free throw line by burying 11 of 20 tries. Furthermore, Louisville pulled down 35 rebounds (14 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Louisville dished out 9 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In terms of defense, Wake Forest allowed the other team to go 44.1% from the field on 26 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 3 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned a total of 30 with 7 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Demon Deacons buried 9 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 64.3%. Wake Forest walked away from the contest with a 52.7% field goal percentage (29 out of 55) and made 13 out of their 32 three-point attempts.

Damari Monsanto is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He played for 29 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He accounted for 21 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Wake Forest comes into this matchup with a mark of 11-5 for the season. They turn it over 13.4 times per game and as a group are committing 16.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Wake Forest is pulling down 35.2 boards per game and is sitting with 207 assists this season, which has them ranked 236th in the country in terms of passing. The Demon Deacons are shooting 36.7% on shots from downtown (142 of 387) and 74.3% from the free throw line. They average 76.1 points per outing (91st in college basketball) while going 46.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Demon Deacons are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They surrender 32.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 261st in college hoops in opponents PPG (72.2). The Demon Deacons defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.8% (413 of 942) and they surrender 33.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 116th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 190 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Boston College Eagles walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 65-64 when they faced Duke. The Eagles earned 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the game. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. Duke was called for 9 fouls in the game which got the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 7 tries. They were able to convert 6 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Concerning 3-point shots, Boston College converted 6 of their 17 attempts (35.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Eagles finished 26 for 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.3%. The Eagles allowed Duke to knock down 21 of their 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.6% in the matchup. They finished 35.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 of 17 and ended up shooting 17 out of 19 at the free throw line (89.5%). In relation to attacking the glass, Boston College allowed Duke to pull down 32 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Quinten Post ended up being important for the Eagles in the game. He buried 6 out of 13 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 6 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 27 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for the contest.

Boston College has a mark of 8-8 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Eagles are connecting on 41.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 304th in the country. Boston College has 1,035 pts on the year (64.7 per contest) and they pull in 35.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 10.6 times per contest (342nd in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest. The Eagles have committed 15.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 67.6% from the free throw line.

The Eagles defensively are ranked 130th in the nation in points given up per game with 67.3. They are forcing 13.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the field (205th in college basketball). The Boston College defense surrenders 36.4% on three-point shots (126 of 346) and their opposition makes 69.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 12.2 assists and 35.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 152nd and 256th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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