The Louisville Cardinals and Boston College Eagles meet Tuesday in the college basketball ACC Tournament First Round at the Greensboro Coliseum. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Louisville Cardinals are averaging 64 points on 42.2 percent shooting and allowing 75.6 points on 47.1 percent shooting. El Ellis is averaging 17.7 points and 2.7 rebounds, while Mike James is averaging 10.1 points and 3.3 rebounds. Jae’Lyn Withers is grabbing 5.3 rebounds and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield is grabbing 5.3 rebounds. The Louisville Cardinals are shooting 33 percent from beyond the arc and 73.9 percent from the free throw line. The Louisville Cardinals are allowing 35.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.9 rebounds per game.
The Boston College Eagles are averaging 66.3 points on 43.5 percent shooting and allowing 70 points on 44.1 percent shooting. Quinten Post is averaging 15.2 points and 5.7 rebounds, while Makai Ashton-Langford is averaging 12.1 points and 3.4 rebounds. Jaeden Zackery is the third double-digit scorer and CJ Penha Jr. is grabbing 2.4 rebounds. The Boston College Eagles are shooting 32 percent from beyond the arc and 72.5 percent from the free throw line. The Boston College Eagles are allowing 36.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.9 rebounds per game.
The Cardinals are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Tuesday games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Eagles are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 neutral site games. The over is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 overall. The over is 17-7 in Eagles last 24 overall. The favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
The Boston College Eagles are the better team and should be favored, but that’s not saying much. Boston College actually loses by an average of 0.6 points in the favorite role, and is 1-7 ATS as a favorite. The Louisville Cardinals have been a mess all year, but they’re a prideful program, and I doubt El Ellis wants his career to end like this. Give me the points.