Boston College Eagles vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 1/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston College Eagles vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ACC Network

Littlejohn Coliseum is the site where the Clemson Tigers (14-3) will try to defeat the Boston College Eagles (7-9) on Tuesday.

The Boston College Eagles faced off with Louisville and ended up losing by a score of 75-62 in their last game. Boston College ended the game with a 36.5% FG percentage (23 out of 63) and made 9 out of their 28 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Eagles converted 7 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 43.8%. With respect to rebounding, they earned 30 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 13 assists in this contest while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about defending, Boston College let their opponent shoot 49.0% from the field on 25 out of 51 shooting. Louisville doled out 13 assists and had 3 steals for this game. Additionally, Louisville totaled 42 rebounds (6 offensive, 36 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Louisville finished shooting 76.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 19 of 25 tries. They also knocked down 6 out of their 21 attempts from long range. In reference to fouls, the Eagles finished with 19 and Louisville had 15 fouls.

Fred Payne is a player who was a factor in this game. He ended up going 60.0% from the field and dished out 4 assists. He played 36 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He scored 22 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Boston College enters this one with a win-loss mark of 7-9 so far this year. They are averaging 69.0 pts per game (325th in college) while shooting 39.7% from the field. The Eagles are hitting 29.1% on 3-point shots (123 of 422) and 67.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Boston College is collecting 38.6 boards per game and has accounted for 179 dimes so far this season, which is 350th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.6 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Eagles are forcing 10.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 41st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 186 surrendered on the season. The Eagles defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.6% (386 of 950) and they concede 38.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 29.8% from 3-point land while they are 54th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (67.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clemson Tigers got the win with a final of 76-61 when they faced Notre Dame. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Clemson allowed Notre Dame to get 26 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 42.9% from distance by connecting on 9 of 21 and ended up shooting 12 out of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Tigers allowed Notre Dame to bury 20 of 47 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 42.6% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers shot 27 out of 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.6%. When discussing three-point attempts, Clemson made 7 of 26 tries (26.9%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Notre Dame had 16 fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 4 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. The Tigers were able to collect 23 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 28 in the game.

Jestin Porter pitched in for the Tigers for the matchup. He knocked down 9 of 14 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, but didn't pull down a board. He scored 26 points in his 32 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 assists in this contest.

Clemson has a mark of 14-3 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which is ranked 142nd in the nation. Clemson has scored 1,323 points for the season (77.8 per game) and they pull in 37.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.9 times per game (215th in college) and they turn it over 9.5 times per game. The Tigers commit 16.9 fouls every game while shooting 73.3% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 21st in the country in PPG given up with 65.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.9% from the field (38th in Division 1). The Clemson defense allows 29.1% on 3-pointers (114 of 392) and their opponents are converting on 73.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 9.7 dimes and 32.2 boards per contest, which is ranked 6th and 67th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston College

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