Boston College vs Wake Forest 1/14/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (12-5) vs. Boston College Eagles (8-9)
January 14, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Boston College Eagles +2.5 / Wake Forest Demon Deacons -2.5; Over/Under: +139.5
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The Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Boston College Eagles meet in college basketball action from the Conte Forum on Saturday.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons will look to build on back-to-back wins after a 90-75 win over Florida State last time out. Tyree Appleby leads the Demon Deacons in scoring and assists with 17.8 PPG along with 5.9 APG while Cameron Hildreth has 12.5 PPG with a team-high 6.4 RPG and 2.9 APG as well this season. Andrew Carr has 11.1 PPG with 5.3 RPG and Damari Monsanto has 12.3 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Wake so far this season. As a team, Wake Forest is averaging 76.9 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field, 37.8% from three and 74.5% from the foul line this season.
The Boston College Eagles will try to bounce back from back-to-back losses after an 88-72 loss to Miami last time out. Makai Ashton-Langford leads Boston College in scoring with 12.3 PPG and 2.1 APG while also logging 3.1 RPG and Jaeden Zackery has 10.3 PPG with 3.4 RPG and 2.3 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Boston College up to this point in the year as well as the Eagles’ leader in assists. T.J. Bickerstaff also has a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead the Eagles on the glass up to this point in the season. As a team, Boston College is averaging 65.1 PPG on 42.5% shooting from the field, 27.6% from three and 67.4% from the foul line this season.
Wake Forest is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 13-5 ATS in their last 18 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 games overall. Boston College is 4-10 ATS in their last 14 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss while the over is 8-2 in their last 10 games overall.
I get the case to be made for both sides in this game, but while this line feels funny, I’m sticking with Wake Forest here. The Demon Deacons are just the better team here and until the Eagles show any signs of life consistently on the offensive end, even at home, I can’t back them. Give me the Demon Deacons here.
