Miami Hurricanes vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

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

TV: ESPN

The Boston College Eagles (14-10) welcome the Miami Hurricanes (15-10) at Silvio O. Conte Forum on Saturday.

The Miami Hurricanes stepped onto the hardwood against Clemson and ended up losing by a score of 77-60 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Hurricanes walked away with 12 and Clemson racked up 6 personal fouls. They also made 13 of 30 attempts from distance. Clemson finished the game shooting 82.4% from the charity stripe by converting 14 of 17 shots. In addition, Clemson grabbed 32 rebounds (4 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Clemson recorded 18 assists and had 5 steals in the game. In relation to defending, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the field on 25 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Hurricanes made 4 of 5 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Miami wrapped up the contest with a 37.3% field goal percentage (22 of 59) and converted 12 out of their 32 three-point attempts.

Norchad Omier is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. He ended up going 46.7% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He played 37 minutes played and snagged 12 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Miami will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 15-10 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a group are committing 12.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Miami is pulling in 37.3 boards per game and is sitting with 366 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 85th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Hurricanes are connecting on 36.7% on 3-point shots (220 of 600) and 76.8% from the charity stripe. They average 77.9 points per game (80th in the country) while hitting 46.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hurricanes are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 15.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 342nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 384 relinquished on the season. The Hurricanes defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.7% (670 of 1,568) and they concede 34.4 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 31.2% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 185th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (72.0).

When they last played, the Boston College Eagles got the victory with a final of 89-77 against Louisville. The Eagles snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 23 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. Louisville was called for 16 fouls for this game which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 10 of them for a rate of 76.9%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Boston College buried 11 of 23 attempts (47.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Eagles finished shooting 34 out of 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.7%. The Eagles permitted Louisville to convert 30 of their 64 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.9% in this game. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from distance by hitting 5 of 15 and finished the game at 12 of 19 at the charity stripe (63.2%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Boston College permitted Louisville to get 30 in all (9 offensive).

Claudell Harris ended up being important for the Eagles for the game. He accumulated 20 points in his 37 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for the game. He made 8 of 12 in the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 1 rebound.

Boston College has a mark of 14-10 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Eagles are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which ranks 87th in the country. Boston College has scored 1,820 points so far this year (75.8 per contest) and they average 34.6 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.2 times per contest (117th in D-1) and they turn it over 10.5 times per contest. The Eagles have committed 15.7 fouls every game and they connect on 74.9% from the free throw line.

The Eagles are ranked 210th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 72.6. They have forced 11.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (227th in college hoops). The Boston College defense surrenders 34.9% on 3-point shots (184 of 527) and their opponents are making 76.2% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.3 assists and 34.7 rebounds every game, which ranks them 229th and 180th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston College

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