Boston College Eagles vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Boston College Eagles (13-9) are headed to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday where they will meet the Duke Blue Devils (17-5).

The Boston College Eagles took the court against Florida State and went home with a loss by a final score of 63-62 in their last game. Boston College wrapped up the game having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (24 out of 59) and converted 8 out of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Eagles made 6 of their 6 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. In regard to getting rebounds, they collected 36 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 13 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to defense, Boston College allowed their opponent to shoot 43.8% from the floor on 28 out of 64 shooting. Florida State totaled 13 assists and had 13 steals in the game. Moreover, Florida State pulled down 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Florida State finished 50.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 2 of 4 tries. They converted 5 of their 19 tries from beyond the perimeter. In relation to fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 11 while Florida State finished the game with 12 fouls.

Quinten Post is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up scoring 21 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and also collected 12 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 69.2% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Boston College will take the court with a mark of 13-9 so far this season. They are averaging 75.7 points per contest (139th in D-1) while going 46.2% from the field. The Eagles are shooting 36.0% on 3-point shots (172 of 478) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Boston College is grabbing 35.0 boards per contest and has racked up 304 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 178th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 10.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.6 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Eagles are able to force 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.1% on 3-point attempts while they are 198th in college basketball in PPG allowed (72.1). The Eagles defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.0% (572 of 1,299) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 164th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 287 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Duke Blue Devils got the win with a final of 71-53 against Notre Dame. The Blue Devils collected 26 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this contest. They turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. Notre Dame had 17 personal fouls for this game which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for 25 tries. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 60.0%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Duke converted 4 of their 18 attempts (22.2%). Overall, the Blue Devils finished 26 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 43.3%. The Blue Devils allowed Notre Dame to knock down 20 of their 59 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 33.9% in this game. They finished the game shooting 25.9% from distance by shooting 7 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 9 at the free throw line (66.7%). In reference to team rebounding, Duke permitted Notre Dame to grab 33 in total (11 offensive).

Caleb Foster pitched in for the Blue Devils in the matchup. He recorded 13 points in his 25 minutes of playing time and accumulated 2 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 4 of 8 for the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Duke has a win-loss record of 17-5 on the campaign. The Blue Devils are responsible for committing 15.7 fouls every game and they connect on 72.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.5 times per game (57th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 9.5 times per game. Duke has scored 1,775 points so far this season (80.7 per game) and they pull in 36.1 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Blue Devils are connecting on 48.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 28th in the nation.

The Blue Devils are ranked 82nd in college basketball in PPG given up with 67.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.2% from the field (171st in college basketball). The Duke defense allows 33.5% on 3-point attempts (158 of 472) and opponents are knocking down 69.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.9 assists and 32.0 rebounds per contest, ranking them 176th and 36th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston College

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