Boston College vs Notre Dame College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/27/21

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Boston College Eagles meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Silvio O. Conte Forum.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are averaging 72.9 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 71.8 points on 43.6 percent shooting. Nate Laszewski is averaging 15.3 points and 8.1 rebounds while Prentiss Hubb is averaging 14.8 points and three rebounds. Dane Goodwin is the third double-digit scorer and Trey Wertz is grabbing 2.5 rebounds. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are shooting 38.1 percent from beyond the arc and 77.2 percent from the free throw line. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are allowing 35.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.4 rebounds per game.

The Boston College Eagles look to snap a four game losing streak. The Boston College Eagles are averaging 71.9 points on 43.2 percent shooting and allowing 79.5 points on 48.6 percent shooting. Wynston Tabbs is averaging 13.3 points and 2.8 rebounds while Jay Heath is averaging 12.4 points and three rebounds. CJ Felder is dishing 0.7 assists and Rich Kelly is grabbing 1.6 rebounds. The Boston College Eagles are shooting 33 percent from beyond the arc and 67.8 percent from the free throw line. The Boston College Eagles are allowing 34.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.4 rebounds per game. 

The Fighting Irish are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Eagles are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 7-2 in Fighting Irish last 9 overall. The over is 10-4 in Eagles last 14 overall. The underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have been the better team this season and have shown flashes of above average play, which includes winning in the favorite role by an average of 12 points. The Boston College Eagles have lost four straight games and are shooting 39.7 percent from the field in their last five games. That’s not going to cut it against Notre Dame. I’ll lay the reasonable chalk with the Irish.