Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 3/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Location: Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA

TV: ESPNU

The Boston College Eagles (10-20) are welcoming the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-17) at Conte Forum on Saturday.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish took the court against Stanford and ended up losing by a score of 86-78 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Fighting Irish finished with 15 while Stanford accounted for 18 personal fouls. They also converted 12 out of their 23 shots from downtown. Stanford ended up shooting 62.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 16 shots. Furthermore, Stanford snagged 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Stanford doled out 13 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Concerning the defense, Notre Dame allowed their opponent to shoot 57.1% from the field on 32 of 56 shooting. They also dished out 11 assists for the game in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Fighting Irish made 25 of their 28 attempts for a percentage of 89.3%. Notre Dame walked away from the game having earned a 43.1% FG percentage (22 out of 51) and knocked down 9 of their 22 shots from beyond the arc.

Jalen Haralson is one guy who came through for this contest. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 22 minutes played and grabbed 5 boards. He ended up with 19 points on 3 of 6 shooting.

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Notre Dame will enter this matchup with a record of 13-17 for the season. They are averaging 74.6 pts per contest (218th in the country) on 44.8% from the field. The Fighting Irish are connecting on 35.8% on three-point shots (268 of 748) and 69.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Notre Dame is pulling in 36.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 370 assists on the season, which is 303rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a team they commit 17.5 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Fighting Irish have forced 9.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 234th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 424 surrendered for the year. The Fighting Irish are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.2% (764 of 1,730) and they surrender 33.2 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 33.6% on three-point shots and they rank 227th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (75.3).

In their last game, the Boston College Eagles went home defeated by a final of 72-63 when they played Virginia Tech. The Eagles snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. Virginia Tech committed 14 fouls in this matchup which took the Eagles to the free throw line for 10 attempts. They were able to convert 4 of them for a clip of 40.0%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Boston College buried 5 out of their 22 attempts (22.7%). When all was said and done, the Eagles ended up going 27 out of 64 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.2%. The Eagles allowed Virginia Tech to convert 23 of 53 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.4% for the contest. They shot 45.8% from three-point range by connecting on 11 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). In regard to team rebounding, Boston College allowed Virginia Tech to pull down 32 in total (6 offensive).

Boden Kapke ended up being important for the Eagles in the game. He made 11 out of 19 for the contest giving him a rate of 57.9%, and had 8 rebounds. He had 25 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this game.

Boston College has a mark of 10-20 for the season. The Eagles are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 64.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.4 times per contest (342nd in college) and they turn it over 10.4 times per game. Boston College has tallied 2,013 points on the campaign (67.1 per contest) and they collect 36.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Eagles are connecting on 40.9% from the field, which ranks them 349th in D-1.

The Boston College defense gives up 31.9% on 3-pointers (214 of 671) and their opponents are connecting on 67.1% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.2 dimes and 37.5 total rebounds per game, ranking them 84th and 336th in college hoops. The Eagles are ranked 95th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 70.7. They are able to force 10.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (98th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston College

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