Miami vs Boston College 1/11/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Boston College Eagles and the Miami Hurricanes meet in college basketball action from the Watsco Center on Wednesday.

The Boston College Eagles will be out to bounce back from a 65-64 loss to Duke in their last game. Makai Ashton-Langford leads Boston College in scoring with 11.8 PPG and 2.1 APG while also logging 3.4 RPG and Jaeden Zackery has 10.8 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 2.2 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 64.7 PPG on 41.9% shooting from the field, 27% from three and 67.6% from the foul line this season.

The Miami Hurricanes will try to bounce back from a 76-70 road loss to Georgia Tech last time out. Isaiah Wong leads the Hurricanes in scoring and assists with 16.3 PPG and 4.3 APG while Jordan Miller has 14.7 PPG with 5.9 RPG. Norchad Omier has 14 PPG with a team-high 9.5 RPG to lead the Hurricanes on the glass and Nijel Pack has 12 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Miami so far this season. As a team, Miami is averaging 77.3 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 31.8% from three and 74.8% from the foul line this season.

Boston College is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win while the over is 7-2 in their last 9 games overall. Miami is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games following a loss and 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games following an ATS loss while the under is 8-2 in their last 10 games overall.

Boston College is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 road games. Miami is 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games following an ATS loss and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games against a team with a losing road record while the under is 8-2 in their last 10 games overall.

I get the case to be made on either side in this game, but I’m backing the Hurricanes. I just trust their play at home more than I do Boston College to try to keep this game low-scoring. The Hurricanes are just the better team across the board and I think they get a big win and cover at home in this one.