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Boston College vs Duke Prediction 1/18/25 College Basketball Picks Today

Duke (15-2) vs. Boston College (9-8)
January 18, 2025 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Boston College +23.5; Over/Under: 138.5
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The Duke Blue Devils and the Boston College Eagles meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Silvio Conte Forum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Boston College vs Duke Prediction.

Duke Recap

The Duke Blue Devils come into this game looking to add on to their 89-54 win over Miami last time out to improve to 15-2 on the year. After this game, Duke will head on the road for a clash against Wake Forest.



Blue Devils’ Win Streak Hits Double Digits

Cooper Flagg leads Duke across the board in scoring, rebounding and assists with 18.7 PPG, 8.2 RPG and 4.1 APG while Kon Kneuppel has 13.4 PPG with 3.4 RPG and 2.8 APG as well this season. Tyrese Proctor has 10.5 PPG with 3.4 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Duke so far this season. Isaiah Evans has 7.2 PPG while Sion James has 7.6 PPG with 4.4 RPG and Khaman Maluach has 9 PPG with 6.4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Duke is averaging 80.9 PPG on 48.2% shooting from the field, 37.7% from three and 75.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Duke Blue Devils will win

  • Duke has won each of its last 13 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
  • Boston College has lost each of its last 10 day games against AP-ranked opponents.

Boston College Recap

The Boston College Eagles come into this game looking to bounce back from their 78-60 loss at the hands of Notre Dame last time out to fall to 9-8 on the year. After this game, Boston College will head on the road for a matchup with Virginia.

Eagles Lose 3rd Straight

Donald Hand Jr. leads Boston College in scoring and rebounding with 14.8 PPG and 7 RPG while Elijah Strong has 10.5 PPG with 4.7 RPG. Chad Venning has 12.4 PPG with 4 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Boston College up to this point in the year. Chas Kelley III has a team-high 2.3 APG to lead the Eagles in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, Boston College is averaging 70.6 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three and 73.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Boston College Eagles will win

  • The home team has won four of Boston College’s last five games.

Total Points Facts

  • Each of Boston College’s last nine day games at Silvio O. Conte Forum have produced a total of 142+ points.
  • Eleven of Duke’s last 12 day games against the Atlantic Coast Conference have produced a total of 140+ points.

Boston College vs Duke Prediction

I’m going to lay the lumber with Duke here. Boston College has been taken down often by teams far less than what they’re up against here as Duke has steamrolled everyone put in their path and the Blue Devils have gone so far as to play well enough that you can wager on if they’re going to run the table in the ACC, which is sitting around a 40% chance right now. The Eagles have been run out of the gym by less than what they’re up against here, and I have no desire to step in front of Duke right now, especially when backing Boston College is the alternative. Give me Duke in a blowout.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Duke -23.5

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Chris Ruffolo

Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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