Boston College Eagles vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Syracuse Orange (10-13) will try to beat the Boston College Eagles (10-12) at JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday.

The Boston College Eagles played Louisville and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-58 in their last game. Boston College ended the game having earned a 38.3% FG percentage (23 of 60) and converted 6 out of their 20 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Eagles made 6 of 11 tries for a rate of 54.5%. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 7 dimes for this contest while creating 11 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In the matter of defending, Boston College allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 34 of 68 shooting. Louisville recorded 12 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. In addition, Louisville grabbed 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Louisville went 63.6% from the free throw line by making 7 of 11 tries. They also made 9 of 23 tries from three-point range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Eagles finished with 14 while Louisville recorded 12 personal fouls.

Donald Hand Jr. is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He went 43.8% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and also collected 5 boards. He ended up with 19 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Boston College will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 10-12 so far this year. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Boston College is snagging 34.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 246 dimes on the year, which is 346th in the nation in terms of passing. The Eagles are connecting on 35.9% on shots from downtown (146 of 407) and 72.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 70.5 points per contest (277th in D-1) while shooting 43.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Eagles are forcing 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.0 fouls. They give up 36.7% on three-point shots while they are 297th in college hoops in PPG allowed (75.7). The Eagles are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.2% (577 of 1,248) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 126th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 283 conceded on the year.

For their last game, the Syracuse Orange took a defeat with a final score of 83-54 when they played Duke. The Orange snagged 16 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. Duke had 13 personal fouls for the game which got the Orange to the charity stripe for 4 attempts. They were able to make 2 of the free throw tries for a rate of 50.0%. With regard to 3-point shots, Syracuse converted 6 out of their 23 tries (26.1%). In all, the Orange shot 23 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 38.3%. The Orange allowed Duke to knock down 30 of their 53 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 56.6% in the game. They finished shooting 39.1% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 23 and ended up going 14 of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). In regard to rebounding, Syracuse permitted Duke to pull down 30 in total (7 offensive).

JJ Starling pitched in for the Orange for the contest. He totaled 12 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the matchup. He made 5 of 15 for the contest for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and added 3 rebounds.

Syracuse has a record of 10-13 so far this season. The Orange are committing 16.0 fouls every game and they go 69.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.1 times per contest (238th in college) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per contest. Syracuse has totaled 1,687 points this season (73.3 per game) and they pull down 37.6 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Orange are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 166th in college.

The Syracuse defense concedes 33.2% on three-point shots (185 of 557) and their opponents are converting on 73.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.3 assists and 34.4 boards per contest, which is 203rd and 184th in Division 1. The Orange on defense are ranked 317th in the country in points per game surrendered with 77.3. They are forcing 9.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.4% from the floor (290th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Syracuse

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