Duke Blue Devils vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Boston College Eagles (9-8) are welcoming the Duke Blue Devils (15-2) at Conte Forum on Saturday.

The Duke Blue Devils stepped onto the hardwood against Miami and earned the victory with a final of 89-54 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Blue Devils walked away with 8 and Miami accounted for 8 personal fouls. They also buried 6 out of their 20 tries from downtown. Miami ended up shooting 100.0% at the charity stripe by making 2 of 2 attempts. In addition, Miami snagged 20 rebounds (4 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Miami distributed 15 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In the matter of defending, Duke allowed 39.0% from the field on 23 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Blue Devils made 4 of their 7 tries for a rate of 57.1%. Duke wrapped up the contest having earned a 54.8% field goal percentage (34 out of 62) and converted 17 of 32 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Kon Knueppel is a player who was a contributor for this game. He ended up going 81.8% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He saw the court for 26 mins played and pulled down 2 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 9 out of 11 shooting.

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Duke enters this matchup with a mark of 15-2 so far this year. They currently have an average of 80.9 points per contest (58th in the country) while hitting 48.2% from the field. The Blue Devils are shooting 37.7% on shots from 3-point land (180 of 477) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Duke is collecting 39.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 294 assists so far this season, which is 35th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 10.2 times per game and as a team are committing 15.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Blue Devils are forcing 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They rank 99th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 203 surrendered for the campaign. The Blue Devils defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 36.6% (360 of 983) and they surrender 31.1 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 30.9% on 3-point shots and they rank 6th in college hoops in opponents PPG (59.3).

In their last game, the Boston College Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 78-60 when they faced Notre Dame. The Eagles were able to collect 15 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 19 for this game. They turned it over 16 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. Notre Dame earned 12 personal fouls in this game which got the Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 6 attempts. They were able to bury 6 of the free throws for a rate of 100.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Boston College made 10 out of their 19 tries (52.6%). Overall, the Eagles shot 22 for 47 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.8%. The Eagles allowed Notre Dame to convert 26 out of their 55 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.3% for the game. They shot 20.0% from three-point range by connecting on 3 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 27 from the charity stripe (85.2%). Regarding team rebounding, Boston College permitted Notre Dame to get 33 in total (15 on the offensive side).

Donald Hand Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Eagles for this game. He converted 6 out of 11 in this game for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and earned 1 rebound. He earned 17 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in the matchup.

Boston College has a record of 9-8 this season. As an offensive unit, the Eagles are hitting on 43.2% from the floor, which is ranked 269th in D-1. Boston College has totaled 1,200 pts on the season (70.6 per contest) and they collect 36.4 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 11.2 times per game (341st in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.2 times per game. The Eagles commit 18.6 fouls per contest and they go 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Eagles on the defensive end are ranked 233rd in college in points allowed per contest with 73.1. They are able to force 10.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.1% from the floor (285th in the nation). The Boston College defense surrenders 35.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (125 of 352) and opponents are making 71.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.3 dimes and 32.9 boards per contest, which has them ranked 116th and 103rd in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston College and under the total points

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