NC State vs Boston College 2/23/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Boston College Eagles and NC State Wolfpack meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the PNC Arena. The Boston College Eagles need a win after losing seven of their last nine games. The NC State Wolfpack need a win after losing six of their last seven games.

The Boston College Eagles are averaging 66 points on 41.5 percent shooting and allowing 67.7 points on 44 percent shooting. Makai Ashton-Langford is averaging 12 points and 3.8 rebounds, while DeMarr Langford Jr. is averaging 11.3 points and 4.4 rebounds. Jaeden Zackery is dishing 2.7 assists and Quinten Post is grabbing 5.7 rebounds. The Boston College Eagles are shooting 30.2 percent from beyond the arc and 70.6 percent from the free throw line. The Boston College Eagles are allowing 36.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.7 rebounds per game.

The NC State Wolfpack are averaging 73.5 points on 41.7 percent shooting and allowing 74.3 points on 46.3 percent shooting. Dereon Seabron is averaging 17.9 points and 8.8 rebounds, while Terquavion Smith is averaging 15.6 points and 4.1 rebounds. Jericole Hellems is the third double-digit scorer and Casey Morsell is grabbing 3.6 rebounds. The NC State Wolfpack are shooting 33.5 percent from beyond the arc and 72.1 percent from the free throw line. The NC State Wolfpack are allowing 36.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.

The Eagles are 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Wednesday games. The Wolfpack are 5-21-1 ATS in their last 27 home games and 7-21 ATS in their last 28 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Eagles last 5 overall. The under is 4-1 in Wolfpack last 5 Wednesday games. The road team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.

The NC State Wolfpack are probably the better team here and being at home helps, but they win at home by an average of 0.5 points, and they’re 3-12 against the spread at home. The NC State Wolfpack are shooting just 37.3 percent from the field in their last five games. I don’t want to back the Boston College Eagles as much as the next guy, but I can’t lay chalk with NC State. It’s the road dog or pass.