Miami Hurricanes vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA

TV: ACC Network

Conte Forum is the location where the Boston College Eagles (9-13) will go up against the Miami Hurricanes (17-5) on Saturday.

The Miami Hurricanes faced California and took a loss by a final of 86-85 in their last contest. Miami walked away from the contest having earned a 56.9% field goal percentage (29 out of 51) and buried 4 out of their 12 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Hurricanes converted 23 of their 33 shots for a percentage of 69.7%. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected a total of 32 with 7 of them being offensive. They also distributed 14 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Regarding defending, Miami let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the floor on 26 of 53 shooting. California distributed 16 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, California pulled down 23 rebounds (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. California finished shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by making 24 of their 32 attempts. They also made 10 of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter. Concerning fouls, the Hurricanes left the arena with 20 while California recorded 24 fouls.

Malik Reneau is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 30 minutes played and collected 6 rebounds. He ended up with 24 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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Miami will play this contest with a mark of 17-5 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 84.7 points per contest (29th in Division 1) while shooting 51.1% from the field. The Hurricanes are hitting 34.3% on three-point attempts (149 of 435) and 68.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is collecting 38.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 383 dimes on the campaign, which is 51st in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 11.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.6 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Hurricanes have forced 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are 135th in college hoops in allowing assists with 293 conceded for the season. The Hurricanes defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.1% (546 of 1,268) and they concede 29.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 80th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (70.1).

When they last played, the Boston College Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 67-49 when they faced Duke. When talking about rebounds, Boston College allowed Duke to get 34 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They went 27.8% from downtown by going 5 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 20 from the charity stripe (70.0%). The Eagles allowed Duke to convert 24 out of 50 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.0% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Eagles went 20 out of 52 from the floor which had them at 38.5%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Boston College converted 5 of 20 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 4 of those for a percentage of 44.4%. Duke had 13 fouls for this contest which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 9 shots. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 2 steals in the matchup. The Eagles were able to collect 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the contest.

Fred Payne was important for the Eagles in this contest. He earned 14 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and added 2 dimes in this matchup. He made 7 out of 14 for this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and added 5 rebounds.

Boston College has a win-loss record of 9-13 on the season. The Eagles are committing 16.8 fouls every game and they connect on 65.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.3 times per contest (342nd in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.5 times per contest. Boston College has accounted for 1,479 pts for the campaign (67.2 per game) and they grab 37.3 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Eagles are connecting on 40.4% from the field, which ranks them 347th in the nation.

The Eagles are ranked 53rd in college in PPG allowed with 68.3. They are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.3% from the floor (57th in D-1). The Boston College defense gives up 29.7% on shots from beyond the arc (140 of 472) and opponents are making 65.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 11.6 dimes and 38.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 50th and 338th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston College

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