The Duke Blue Devils and Boston College Eagles meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Silvio O. Conte Forum. The Duke Blue Devils look for a win after winning 13 of their last 16 games. The Boston College Eagles look for a win after losing four of their last five games.
The Duke Blue Devils are averaging 80.3 points on 48.5 percent shooting and allowing 64.9 points on 40.2 percent shooting. Paolo Banchero is averaging 17.1 points and 8.5 rebounds, while Wendell Moore Jr. is averaging 13.7 points and 5.6 rebounds. Trevor Keels is the third double-digit scorer and Mark Williams is grabbing 6.9 rebounds. The Duke Blue Devils are shooting 36.8 percent from beyond the arc and 72.6 percent from the free throw line. The Duke Blue Devils are allowing 29.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.8 rebounds per game.
The Boston College Eagles are averaging 65.1 points on 40.9 percent shooting and allowing 66.3 points on 43.8 percent shooting. Makai Ashton-Langford is averaging 12.5 points and 3.7 rebounds, while DeMarr Langford Jr. is averaging 10.6 points and 4.5 rebounds. Jaeden Zackery is dishing 2.5 assists and Quinten Post is grabbing 5.7 rebounds. The Boston College Eagles are shooting 30.2 percent from beyond the arc and 70.4 percent from the free throw line. The Boston College Eagles are allowing 37 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33 rebounds per game.
The Blue Devils are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Eagles are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss. The under is 5-2 in Blue Devils last 7 Saturday games. The under is 7-3 in Eagles last 10 home games. The home team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Duke Blue Devils are playing some of their best ball of the season, and they win in the favorite role by an average of 15.9 points. The Boston College Eagles are in rough shape right now, and they’re losing their last five games by an average of 9.8 points while shooting just 35.7 percent from the field. Duke has the ability to blow the doors off here. Give me the Blue Devils in a beat down.