Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 1/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

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

TV: ESPN

The Boston College Eagles (9-3) will play the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-3) at Silvio O. Conte Forum on Tuesday.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons faced off with Presbyterian and went home with a win by a final score of 91-68 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Demon Deacons walked away with 16 and Presbyterian finished the game with 18 fouls. They converted 8 of their 20 tries from beyond the arc. Presbyterian finished the contest at 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 12 of their 16 attempts. Additionally, Presbyterian collected 25 boards (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Presbyterian distributed 7 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. In reference to the defense, Wake Forest allowed 42.1% from the floor on 24 out of 57 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned 26 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Demon Deacons converted 21 of 23 attempts for a rate of 91.3%. Wake Forest finished the contest with a 55.4% field goal percentage (31 of 56) and converted 8 out of their 14 shots from beyond the arc.

Andrew Carr is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He totaled 21 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He played for 33 minutes and collected 9 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 63.6% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Wake Forest will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 8-3 so far this year. They currently have an average of 80.9 points per game (60th in college hoops) on 48.4% from the field. The Demon Deacons are connecting on 37.1% from downtown (91 of 245) and 78.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Wake Forest is pulling down 34.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 136 assists so far this season, which ranks 311th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 14.4 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Demon Deacons are forcing 12.7 turnovers every game while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.8% on shots from distance while they are 117th in the nation in points per game allowed (68.4). The Demon Deacons defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.8% (276 of 661) and they relinquish 34.1 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 11th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 107 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Boston College Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 85-69 against Lehigh. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Boston College permitted Lehigh to snag 27 in total (5 offensive). They went 20.8% from three-point range by going 5 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). The Eagles permitted Lehigh to make 24 out of 59 tries from the floor which had them shooting 40.7% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Eagles finished the game shooting 30 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.8%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Boston College made 12 of their 26 tries (46.2%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 65.0%. Lehigh had 17 fouls for the contest which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. The Eagles earned 30 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this game.

Claudell Harris pitched in for the Eagles for the contest. He recorded 29 points in his 30 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 assists for this contest. He knocked down 10 out of 15 for the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Boston College has a mark of 9-3 so far this season. The Eagles have committed 15.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.6 times per contest (119th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.0 times per game. Boston College has 953 pts so far this season (79.4 per game) and they pull down 37.3 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Eagles are connecting on 47.0% from the floor, which ranks 83rd in D-1.

The Boston College defense gives up 34.8% on 3-point attempts (94 of 270) and their opposition makes 77.2% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.6 assists and 34.5 boards per game, which is ranked 178th and 154th in college basketball. The Eagles on defense are ranked 181st in D-1 in points allowed per game with 70.8. They are able to force 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (158th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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