Temple Owls vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 11/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024

Location: Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA

TV: ESPN+

Conte Forum is the site where the Boston College Eagles (1-1) will take on the Temple Owls (3-0) on Friday.

The Temple Owls took the court against Drexel and took home the win by a score of 69-61 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Owls left the arena with 13 and Drexel totaled 21 fouls. They knocked down 7 out of their 33 tries from distance. Drexel shot 66.7% when shooting free throws by converting 8 of their 12 tries. Additionally, Drexel had 41 rebounds (16 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't have a block. Drexel earned 14 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. When discussing defense, Temple allowed 34.3% from the floor on 23 out of 67 shooting. They also dished out 8 dimes for this game in addition to creating 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 37 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Owls converted 21 of 31 shots for a rate of 67.7%. Temple wrapped up the contest having earned a 41.5% FG percentage (22 out of 53) and made 4 of 12 shots from 3-point land.

Zion Stanford is one guy who had an impact for the game. He ended up with 23 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and collected 2 rebounds. He went 69.2% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Temple comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 3-0 for the season. They turn the ball over 9.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 14.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Temple is collecting 37.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 39 assists for the year, which is 222nd in the country in terms of passing. The Owls are shooting 40.3% on three-point attempts (25 of 62) and 72.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 84.3 points per contest (101st in the nation) while shooting 48.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Owls are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per game while drawing 21.3 fouls. They are ranked 264th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 43 surrendered on the year. The Owls defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 36.6% (74 of 202) and they surrender 40.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 25.0% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 153rd in the nation in points per game allowed (68.3).

When they last played, the Boston College Eagles took a loss by a final score of 80-55 against VCU. The Eagles were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game. They coughed it up 17 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. VCU had 21 fouls for this contest which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for 29 shots. They were able to knock down 19 of those for a percentage of 65.5%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Boston College knocked down 2 out of 11 tries (18.2%). Overall, the Eagles finished 17 for 58 from the field which had them at 29.3%. The Eagles permitted VCU to make 26 of 60 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.3% in the matchup. They finished 29.6% from beyond the perimeter via 8 of 27 and finished the game at 20 of 29 from the free throw line (69.0%). When discussing how they rebounded, Boston College permitted VCU to snag 39 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Donald Hand Jr. ended up being important for the Eagles in this game. He buried 4 out of 12 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 8 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 32 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Boston College has a mark of 1-1 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Eagles are shooting 33.9% from the field, which ranks them 356th in college hoops. Boston College has scored 124 pts this year (62.0 per contest) and they collect 42.0 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 7.0 times per game (360th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 15.5 times per contest. The Eagles are committing 21.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.9% from the charity stripe.

The Boston College defense allows 21.6% on shots from beyond the arc (11 of 51) and opponents are making 68.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.5 dimes and 39.0 rebounds every game, which is 181st and 303rd in college hoops. The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 181st in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 70.0. They are able to force 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the floor (168th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Temple

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