Boston College Eagles vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Prediction, 1/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date: Monday, January 13, 2025

Location: Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Boston College Eagles (9-6) are traveling to Purcell Pavilion on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-8).

The Boston College Eagles played Georgia Tech and took a loss by a final of 85-64 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Eagles ended up with 21 while Georgia Tech accumulated 15 personal fouls. They buried 8 of their 17 tries from distance. Georgia Tech went 55.6% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 27 tries. Additionally, Georgia Tech had 31 boards (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Georgia Tech totaled 19 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. When talking about the defense, Boston College let their opponent shoot 58.5% from the floor on 31 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 3 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 30 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Eagles converted 9 of 15 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. Boston College finished the contest with a 42.4% field goal percentage (25 of 59) and knocked down 5 out of their 15 shots from downtown.

Chad Venning is one player who had an impact for the contest. He notched 19 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He played 31 mins and grabbed 8 boards. He ended up shooting 53.3% from the field and dished out 1 assist.

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Boston College will play this game with a win-loss record of 9-6 so far this season. They are turning it over 12.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Boston College is collecting 37.3 rebounds per game and has accumulated 171 dimes for the campaign, which is 340th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Eagles are shooting 33.9% on three-point attempts (92 of 271) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 71.3 points per game (270th in the nation) while going 42.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Eagles have forced 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They surrender 36.3% on 3-pointers and they are 215th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (72.3). The Eagles are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.7% (377 of 844) and they concede 32.5 boards per game as a unit. They rank 150th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 194 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-65 when they played North Carolina State. The Fighting Irish were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 30 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. North Carolina State was called for 11 personal fouls for this game which took the Fighting Irish to the charity stripe for 13 tries. They were able to convert 9 of those for a percentage of 69.2%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Notre Dame knocked down 8 of their 19 tries (42.1%). When the game finished, the Fighting Irish walked away from this one shooting 24 for 52 from the floor which had them at 46.2%. The Fighting Irish permitted North Carolina State to convert 24 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 43.6% in the game. They finished the game shooting 37.0% from distance via 10 out of 27 and ended up going 8 out of 11 at the free throw line (72.7%). In reference to attacking the glass, Notre Dame permitted North Carolina State to pull down 27 in all (5 on the offensive glass).

Markus Burton was important for the Fighting Irish for the contest. He converted 5 of 15 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, but couldn't coral a rebound. He accumulated 15 points in his 33 mins of playing time and totaled 4 dimes in the game.

Notre Dame has a win-loss record of 7-8 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Fighting Irish are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks them 94th in the nation. Notre Dame has 1,123 points so far this season (74.9 per game) and they snag 36.1 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 12.8 times per contest (262nd in college hoops) and they cough up possession 10.7 times per game. The Fighting Irish have committed 15.1 fouls every game and they connect on 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Fighting Irish on the defensive end are ranked 157th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 70.5. They are able to force 9.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (197th in college hoops). The Notre Dame defense allows 30.6% from downtown (114 of 372) and opponents are converting on 73.6% of their free throw shots. They surrender 14.7 assists and 32.4 boards per game, which is ranked 292nd and 76th in those categories.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Notre Dame and under the total points

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