Boston College Eagles vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs California Golden Bears

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: Haas Pavilion in Greenville, NC

TV: ESPN+

Haas Pavilion is the location where the California Golden Bears (12-16) will go up against the Boston College Eagles (12-16) on Saturday.

The Boston College Eagles faced Stanford and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-60 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 16 and Stanford finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 of 22 shots from beyond the arc. Stanford finished the game at 92.9% from the charity stripe by making 13 of 14 attempts. Additionally, Stanford snagged 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Stanford totaled 12 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. When discussing the defense, Boston College allowed the other team to shoot 47.5% from the floor on 28 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 26 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Eagles buried 7 of their 10 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Boston College finished with a 39.7% FG percentage (23 of 58) and converted 7 of 20 three-point attempts.

Chad Venning is a player who was a major factor for the game. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He played for 27 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. He accumulated 13 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Boston College will play this contest with a record of 12-16 so far this season. They average 70.5 pts per game (276th in college hoops) while going 43.4% from the floor. The Eagles are hitting 35.4% on shots from downtown (191 of 540) and 72.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Boston College is grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 324 assists so far this season, which is 327th in college in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.4 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Eagles have forced 10.6 turnovers every game and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.7% on 3-pointers and they are 272nd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (74.9). The Eagles defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.1% (732 of 1,623) and they relinquish 35.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 122nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 354 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the California Golden Bears went home defeated by a final of 81-77 when they played SMU. The Golden Bears were able to snag 16 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this contest. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 11 steals for the game. SMU committed 25 fouls for the contest which took the Golden Bears to the charity stripe for 32 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of them for a percentage of 68.8%. In relation to shots from downtown, California buried 5 of their 22 attempts (22.7%). When the game finished, the Golden Bears ended up going 25 out of 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.1%. The Golden Bears allowed SMU to convert 30 of 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.6% for this game. They went 53.3% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 20 from the charity stripe (65.0%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, California allowed SMU to pull down 35 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Jeremiah Wilkinson was important for the Golden Bears for this contest. He earned 20 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in the matchup. He converted 7 out of 18 in the game for a field goal rate of 38.9%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

California has a record of 12-16 for the season. The Golden Bears commit 16.1 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 10.5 times per game (355th in college) and they cough up possession 11.5 times per game. California has tallied 2,079 points for the campaign (74.3 per contest) and they average 37.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Golden Bears are shooting 41.9% from the floor, which ranks them 325th in the nation.

The California defense allows 37.9% on 3-pointers (201 of 531) and opponents are connecting on 73.4% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.1 dimes and 34.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 96th and 200th in the nation. The Golden Bears are ranked 288th in college in points per game surrendered with 75.5. They have forced 11.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (329th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take California

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