Florida State Seminoles vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida State Seminoles vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Boston College Eagles (9-11) welcome the Florida State Seminoles (13-8) at Conte Forum on Saturday.

The Florida State Seminoles stepped onto the hardwood against Virginia Tech and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-66 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Seminoles finished with 17 and Virginia Tech totaled 13 fouls. They also knocked down 10 of their 26 shots from 3-point land. Virginia Tech finished the game shooting 60.0% from the charity stripe by making 18 of their 30 attempts. In addition, Virginia Tech snagged 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Virginia Tech earned 13 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. Regarding defense, Florida State let their opponent shoot 41.4% from the field on 24 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they compiled 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Seminoles buried 8 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Florida State walked away from the contest with a 40.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 62) and knocked down 8 of their 25 shots from distance.

Taylor Bol Bowen is one guy who was important for the contest. He finished the contest at 75.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He saw the court for 28 minutes and collected 9 boards. He finished with 14 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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Florida State will take the court with a win-loss mark of 13-8 on the campaign. They average 77.2 points per outing (106th in the nation) while connecting on 46.1% from the floor. The Seminoles are hitting 32.5% on shots from distance (137 of 422) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Florida State is collecting 35.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 298 assists for the campaign, which ranks 152nd in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.2 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Seminoles are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 fouls. They concede 31.6% from beyond the arc while they are 176th in college in PPG allowed (71.1). The Seminoles are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.7% (492 of 1,209) and they relinquish 35.1 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 86th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 247 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Boston College Eagles took a loss by a final score of 102-96 when they played North Carolina. With respect to rebounding, Boston College permitted North Carolina to snag 34 in all (11 offensive). They shot 37.5% from three-point range by going 6 out of 16 and ended up going 26 out of 33 at the free throw line (78.8%). The Eagles allowed North Carolina to knock down 35 out of their 63 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 55.6% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Eagles ended up shooting 36 for 66 from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.5%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Boston College knocked down 14 of their 24 tries (58.3%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. North Carolina committed 13 personal fouls for the game which got the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Eagles earned 15 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 20 for this contest.

Donald Hand Jr. ended up being a factor for the Eagles in the game. He made 8 of 17 for this game for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 26 points in his 43 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 assists for the matchup.

Boston College has a record of 9-11 on the year. The Eagles are committing 18.5 personal fouls per contest while shooting 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.5 times per contest (330th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per game. Boston College has 1,415 points this season (70.8 per game) and they pull in 34.3 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Eagles are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 230th in the country.

The Boston College defense surrenders 36.4% from downtown (150 of 412) and their opponents are connecting on 72.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.0 dimes and 33.1 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 174th and 109th in those defensive categories. The Eagles on defense are ranked 282nd in college in points allowed per contest with 75.3. They are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (326th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston College

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