Miami Hurricanes vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 1/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Location: Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Miami Hurricanes (4-8) are headed to Conte Forum on Wednesday where they will compete against the Boston College Eagles (8-5).

The Miami Hurricanes stepped onto the hardwood against Mount St. Mary's and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-74 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Hurricanes finished with 15 and Mount St. Mary's had 12 fouls. They converted 8 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. Mount St. Mary's shot 71.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of 14 tries. In addition, Mount St. Mary's grabbed 34 boards (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Mount St. Mary's earned 14 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. When discussing defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 30 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the game while forcing 20 turnovers and getting 14 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hurricanes made 13 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. Miami wrapped up the contest with a 40.6% field goal percentage (28 out of 69) and buried 5 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Matthew Cleveland is someone who was a factor for the game. He ended up shooting 40.0% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the court for 42 mins and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He finished with 19 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Miami will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 4-8 for the campaign. They cough up possession 10.6 times per contest and as a group they commit 14.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, Miami is snagging 34.3 boards per game and is sitting with 157 dimes on the campaign, which is 292nd in college in terms of passing. The Hurricanes are hitting 32.1% on 3-point shots (97 of 302) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. They average 78.7 pts per game (112th in the nation) while hitting 48.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Hurricanes have forced 10.3 turnovers every game and they draw 15.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 173rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 165 surrendered for the year. The Hurricanes defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (321 of 690) and they surrender 31.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 36.8% on shots from distance and they rank 255th in college in opponents points per game (74.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Boston College Eagles went home victorious with a score of 78-70 when they played Fairleigh Dickinson. The Eagles were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. Fairleigh Dickinson committed 17 personal fouls in the game which got the Eagles to the free throw line for 18 tries. They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 88.9%. Concerning 3-pointers, Boston College made 4 out of 14 attempts (28.6%). When all was said and done, the Eagles walked away from this one shooting 29 for 55 from the floor which had them shooting 52.7%. The Eagles permitted Fairleigh Dickinson to convert 25 of 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6% for the matchup. They shot 41.4% from three-point range by going 12 of 29 and ended up shooting 8 of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). In regard to rebounds, Boston College allowed Fairleigh Dickinson to collect 21 in all (7 offensive).

Donald Hand Jr. was important for the Eagles in this game. He scored 29 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest. He made 9 of 20 in this game for a field goal percentage of 45.0%, and tallied 10 rebounds.

Boston College has a win-loss record of 8-5 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Eagles are connecting on 42.7% from the floor, which is ranked 288th in college. Boston College has scored 927 points so far this season (71.3 per game) and they grab 37.5 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.2 times per game (337th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest. The Eagles are committing 18.5 fouls per game and they connect on 73.9% from the charity stripe.

The Boston College defense gives up 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc (104 of 282) and their opponents are knocking down 71.4% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.7 assists and 32.5 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 159th and 90th in Division 1. The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 201st in college in points given up per game with 71.7. They are forcing 11.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the floor (247th in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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