Boston College Eagles vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Lenovo Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Boston College Eagles (10-14) are hitting the road to Lenovo Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the NC State Wolfpack (9-15).

The Boston College Eagles faced off with Notre Dame and ended up losing by a score of 97-94 in their last contest. Boston College finished the game with a 53.7% field goal percentage (36 of 67) and converted 10 of their 21 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Eagles knocked down 12 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 31 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 22 assists in this matchup as well as creating 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning the defense, Boston College allowed the other team to go 47.3% from the floor on 35 of 74 shooting. Notre Dame distributed 10 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. In addition, Notre Dame pulled down 36 boards (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Notre Dame finished 69.0% at the charity stripe by burying 20 of 29 tries. They also converted 7 out of their 23 attempts from downtown. When discussing fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 21 and Notre Dame finished the game with 12 fouls.

Chad Venning is a player who played a role in this contest. He finished 55.6% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 43 mins played and also snagged 1 rebound. He racked up 21 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

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Boston College will play this game with a record of 10-14 on the year. They cough up possession 12.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Boston College is grabbing 34.8 boards per game and has accumulated 280 assists for the season, which has them ranked 327th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are hitting 36.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (167 of 460) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 72.1 pts per contest (248th in college) while hitting 43.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Eagles have forced 10.4 turnovers per game and they draw 16.8 fouls. They rank 127th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 306 conceded this season. The Eagles defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (647 of 1,396) and they concede 34.9 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 36.4% on three-point shots and they are 320th in college hoops in points per game allowed (77.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the NC State Wolfpack walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-66 when they faced Louisville. When discussing rebounding, North Carolina State allowed Louisville to get 32 in total (6 offensive). They went 57.9% from distance by shooting 11 out of 19 and finished the contest at 10 out of 11 from the free throw line (90.9%). The Wolfpack allowed Louisville to convert 35 of their 55 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 63.6% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Wolfpack finished 22 out of 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.1%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, North Carolina State made 11 of 33 attempts (33.3%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 64.7%. Louisville had 17 fouls for the contest which got the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They also coughed it up 12 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Wolfpack earned 14 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in the game.

Trey Parker was important for the Wolfpack in this matchup. He converted 5 of 13 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and accumulated 1 rebound. He recorded 13 points in his 22 minutes on the court and added 3 dimes for the game.

North Carolina State has a record of 9-15 so far this year. The Wolfpack are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls per game while shooting 71.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.4 times per contest (278th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.4 times per contest. North Carolina State has scored 1,667 pts for the year (69.5 per contest) and they pull down 32.3 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Wolfpack are shooting 43.0% from the field, which is ranked 276th in Division 1.

The North Carolina State defense gives up 34.0% on three-point shots (154 of 453) and opponents are connecting on 76.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.2 assists and 35.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 103rd and 265th in those categories on the defensive end. The Wolfpack defensively are ranked 92nd in the country in points given up per game with 69.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (259th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston College

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