Pittsburgh Panthers vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 1/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Location: Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA

TV: ACC Network

Conte Forum is where the Boston College Eagles (8-10) will try to beat the Pittsburgh Panthers (8-10) on Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers took the court against Louisville and went home with a loss by a final score of 100-59 in their last game. Pittsburgh finished the contest having earned a 38.2% FG percentage (21 of 55) and knocked down 7 of their 24 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Panthers knocked down 10 of their 16 shots for a percentage of 62.5%. Concerning rebounding, they compiled a total of 23 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 13 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding defending, Pittsburgh let their opponent shoot 63.2% from the field on 36 of 57 shooting. Louisville totaled 24 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Moreover, Louisville grabbed 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Louisville walked away from this one shooting 86.7% from the charity stripe by making 13 of 15 shots. They also converted 15 of their 29 attempts from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Panthers ended up with 14 while Louisville recorded 16 personal fouls.

Brandin Cummings is someone who played a role for the matchup. He was able to score 11 points on 4 out of 10 shooting. He played 26 minutes but concluded the game with no rebounds. He finished shooting 40.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Pittsburgh will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-10 this year. They are averaging 73.3 points per outing (263rd in D-1) while shooting 45.5% from the field. The Panthers are connecting on 34.9% from downtown (149 of 427) and 69.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Pittsburgh is pulling down 34.1 boards per game and has earned 240 dimes on the campaign, which is 260th in college hoops in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.1 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Panthers have forced 11.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 118th in D-1 in giving up assists with 231 conceded on the season. The Panthers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.0% (442 of 983) and they surrender 31.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 109th in the nation in points per game allowed (71.1).

In their last game, the Boston College Eagles took home the win by a final score of 81-73 when they faced Syracuse. When talking about rebounding, Boston College allowed Syracuse to pull down 37 in all (6 offensive). They finished 38.9% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 out of 18 and ended up shooting 14 of 22 at the charity stripe (63.6%). The Eagles allowed Syracuse to bury 26 of 59 attempts from the field which left them shooting 44.1% in this contest. Overall, the Eagles finished shooting 26 out of 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.3%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Boston College knocked down 8 of 20 attempts (40.0%). They were able to knock down 21 of those for a clip of 72.4%. Syracuse committed 20 fouls for this game which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 29 tries. They coughed it up 7 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. The Eagles recorded 26 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the contest.

Fred Payne ended up being a factor for the Eagles in the matchup. He recorded 26 points in his 44 minutes on the court and added 6 assists in the game. He converted 8 of 20 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Boston College has a win-loss record of 8-10 so far this season. The Eagles commit 16.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 66.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.2 times per game (343rd in college) and they turn the ball over 10.7 times per contest. Boston College has accounted for 1,235 pts so far this season (68.6 per game) and they collect 38.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Eagles are shooting 40.0% from the field, which is 353rd in the nation.

The Eagles defensively are ranked 59th in college in points allowed per contest with 68.5. They are able to force 10.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the floor (57th in college hoops). The Boston College defense concedes 30.8% on 3-pointers (118 of 383) and their opponents are making 66.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 11.6 assists and 38.0 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 47th and 333rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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