Clemson Tigers vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 3/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Location: Conte Forum in Minneapolis, MN

TV: ESPN+

The Clemson Tigers (24-5) are on their way to Conte Forum on Wednesday where they will take on the Boston College Eagles (12-17).

The Clemson Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Virginia and walked away with a win by a score of 71-58 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Tigers walked away with 11 and Virginia accounted for 19 fouls. They made 8 of their 19 attempts from three-point range. Virginia finished 60.0% from the charity stripe by making 6 of 10 attempts. Moreover, Virginia had 26 boards (4 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Virginia earned 14 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. When talking about defense, Clemson allowed the other team to shoot 42.3% from the field on 22 of 52 shooting. They also distributed 13 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Tigers converted 18 of 23 shots for a rate of 78.3%. Clemson finished having earned a 47.3% FG percentage (26 of 55) and made 1 of their 10 three-point shots.

Ian Schieffelin is someone who came through in the game. He ended up going 72.7% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 33 minutes played and grabbed 13 rebounds. He left the arena with 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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Clemson comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 24-5 so far this year. They turn it over 10.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Clemson is snagging 35.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 437 assists so far this year, which is 119th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are connecting on 38.4% on three-point shots (259 of 674) and 77.0% from the free throw line. They average 77.4 pts per contest (87th in Division 1) while going 47.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are forcing 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.2 fouls. They are conceding 32.9% from beyond the arc while they are 36th in college in PPG allowed (66.2). The Tigers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (702 of 1,637) and they surrender 32.4 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 17th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 305 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Boston College Eagles took a loss by a final score of 82-71 when they faced California. The Eagles earned 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the matchup. They gave up possession 11 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. California earned 15 fouls in the game which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.0%. In regard to shots from downtown, Boston College converted 4 out of 14 attempts (28.6%). Overall, the Eagles ended up going 25 for 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.7%. The Eagles permitted California to knock down 30 out of their 61 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2% in the matchup. They finished 38.9% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 21 at the charity stripe (71.4%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Boston College allowed California to get 38 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Donald Hand Jr. ended up having an impact for the Eagles for this contest. He made 4 out of 12 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 26 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for the game.

Boston College has a win-loss record of 12-17 on the campaign. As an offense, the Eagles are hitting on 43.3% from the field, which is ranked 271st in college. Boston College has earned 2,046 pts on the season (70.6 per contest) and they grab 34.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.4 times per game (332nd in the country) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per game. The Eagles are committing 18.5 fouls per game and they go 72.4% from the free throw line.

The Boston College defense surrenders 34.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (208 of 597) and their opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.6 assists and 35.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 133rd and 247th in college hoops. The Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 280th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 75.1. They have forced 10.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (260th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Clemson

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