Boston College vs Clemson Prediction 3/5/25 Basketball Picks Today

The Clemson Tigers and the Boston College Eagles meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Conte Forum. Here’s a Boston College vs Clemson prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Boston College vs Clemson pick.

Clemson Tigers Betting Preview

The Tigers had one spotty run going in December and January this year, but aside from that it’s been a pretty great season record-wise. Clemson lost just once in their first 10 games, dropping to Boise State on the road on November 17. Consecutive losses to Memphis and South Carolina came next, then wins over Wake Forest, Stanford, and Cal. Following another loss to Louisville, Clemson took out Florida State, Georgia Tech, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, and NC State in the next six before falling to Georgia Tech. Since then it’s been six more wins over Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, SMU, Notre Dame, and Virginia. After 29 games so far that gives the Tigers a 24-5 overall record this season.

In the Virginia game on Saturday, the Tigers came out of the first half with a five-point deficit 32-27. Clemson recovered well in the second however, posting a 44-26 run for a comeback victory 71-58 in the end. Ian Schieffelin led the team with a double-double of 21 points with 13 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block. Viktor Lakhin added 14 points with eight rebounds, five assists, and one steal, while Jaeden Zackery put up 12 points with three rebounds and two assists in 38 minutes of action on the court.

Boston College Eagles Betting Preview

Over on the Boston College side, they weren’t looking too bad in the record column as January began, but since then it’s been a pretty rough run against some tough opponents. The Eagles managed a 9-5 record across their first 14 outings, losing to VCU, Dartmouth, South Carolina, Wake Forest, and SMU along the way. Losses to Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Duke, Virginia, and North Carolina came next, then a win over Florida State. It’s been a 2-6 run since then with wins over Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech among losses to Louisville, Syracuse, Notre Dame, NC State, Stanford, and California. That gives Boston College a 12-17 overall record in their first 29 games of the 2024-25 campaign so far.

Matched up against California in their Saturday outing, the Eagles posted a 42-31 deficit by halftime. Boston College kept the pace from there on a 40-40 run but couldn’t gain any ground in an 82-71 loss. Donald Hand was the high team scorer with 19 points, six rebounds, and two assists. Dion Brown managed to double up with 12 points, three steals, two assists, and 10 rebounds, while Luka Toews came off the bench for 14 points in 14 minutes of work.

Why the Boston College Eagles will win

• The home team has won each of Boston College’s last five games.
• The home team has won the first half in each of Boston College’s last seven games.

Why the Clemson Tigers will win

• Clemson has won each of its last seven road games.
• Boston College has lost eight of its last nine night games.
• Clemson has won the first half in 11 of its last 12 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Boston College vs Clemson Prediction

I’ll lean toward Clemson. The Tigers are cooking right now and coming off a solid win over Virginia on the road—despite a slow start. Clemson ended up shooting a nice 47.3 percent from the field with a 38-28 rebounding edge and just seven turnovers in that one. That said, the Tigers did go just 1-of-10 (10 percent) from 3-point range, though. Still, that makes six straight victories for Clemson with 71 or more points in each. The Tigers have lost just one game since January 7 and have become one of the more potentially dangerous teams in the nation.

As for Boston College, they shot just 39.7 percent from the field in their loss to California over the weekend, notching a 40-36 rebounding deficit with 11 turnovers for 14 Bears points. Boston College has now lost consecutive games, giving up a combined 160 points in that pair. The Eagles should get a bit of a lift from playing at home on Wednesday, but I don’t think they’ll keep much of a pace with Clemson in the end.