North Carolina Tar Heels vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

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

TV: ESPN

The Boston College Eagles (11-6) welcome the North Carolina Tar Heels (14-3) at Silvio O. Conte Forum on Saturday.

The North Carolina Tar Heels played Louisville and took home the win by a score of 86-70 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Tar Heels finished with 13 and Louisville totaled 19 personal fouls. They made 8 out of their 18 shots from three-point range. Louisville went 46.2% from the charity stripe by converting 6 of their 13 attempts. On top of that, Louisville snagged 24 boards (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Louisville distributed 10 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. When it comes to defending, North Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 49.1% from the field on 28 out of 57 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists for this game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Tar Heels made 18 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. North Carolina ended with a 48.3% field goal percentage (29 out of 60) and converted 10 of their 22 three-point attempts.

RJ Davis is a guy who was a major factor for this game. He accounted for 21 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and snagged 6 boards. He finished 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 6 assists.

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North Carolina enters this contest with a record of 14-3 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 10.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.1 fouls every game. As a unit, North Carolina is grabbing 41.1 boards per game and has accounted for 244 assists this year, which ranks 140th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Tar Heels are connecting on 35.9% from downtown (134 of 373) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 83.9 points per outing (20th in college hoops) while shooting 45.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Tar Heels are able to force 12.2 turnovers every game and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 29.6% from 3-point land and they are 127th in the country in PPG allowed (69.5). The Tar Heels defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 40.0% (427 of 1,067) and they surrender 34.5 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 26th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 180 relinquished for the campaign.

For their last game, the Boston College Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 63-59 when they played Notre Dame. The Eagles recorded 21 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 25 for this game. They also gave up possession 3 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. Notre Dame had 16 fouls for this game which got the Eagles to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.8%. With regard to shooting from distance, Boston College knocked down 7 out of 18 attempts (38.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Eagles went 21 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.5%. The Eagles permitted Notre Dame to bury 21 out of their 51 attempts from the field which had them shooting 41.2% in the matchup. They went 40.0% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 15 from the free throw line (60.0%). In relation to attacking the glass, Boston College permitted Notre Dame to pull down 44 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Jaeden Zackery was important for the Eagles for the contest. He converted 8 out of 10 for the contest giving him a rate of 80.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He scored 20 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes in this matchup.

Boston College has a mark of 11-6 so far this year. The Eagles have committed 15.9 fouls every game and they shoot 75.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.1 times per game (135th in the nation) and they turn it over 9.8 times per game. Boston College has 1,326 points on the campaign (78.0 per game) and they grab 35.2 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Eagles are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 96th in the nation.

The Eagles on defense are ranked 218th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 72.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (235th in college basketball). The Boston College defense gives up 36.0% on shots from 3-point land (135 of 375) and opponents are making 76.5% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.7 dimes and 35.5 rebounds per game, which ranks them 173rd and 211th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston College

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