Boston College vs Stonehill College Prediction 12-15-24 College Basketball Picks

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

Stonehill Skyhawks Betting Preview

Stonehill limped to a 2-4 opening run, falling to Notre Dame, Providence, Robert Morris and Lindenwood in that time. Since then it’s been a 4-1 stretch for the Skyhawks with wins over Bryant, East Texas A&M, Quinnipiac and Lesley.

Matched up against Lesley on Wednesday, the Skyhawks didn’t have any issues. Stonehill hit a 57-22 first half and closed on 40 more points for a 97-53 blowout. Louie Semona was tops on 24 points and five rebounds in the victory.

Boston College Eagles Betting Preview

Over on the Boston College side, they beat the Citadel, Temple, Loyola MD, Old Dominion, Missouri State and Boise State in their first seven games. Since then it’s been losses to Dartmouth, South Carolina and Wake Forest.

In the Wake Forest game last weekend, the Eagles were down by three going into the second half. Boston college didn’t get any closer in an eventual loss 72-66. Topping the team in scoring was Elijah Strong with 18 points and four boards.

Why the Boston College Eagles will win

• Boston College has won each of its last 12 games against the Northeast Conference.
• Stonehill has lost each of its last 12 away games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• Boston College has won the first half in seven of its last eight games against non-Conference opponents at Silvio O. Conte Forum.

Why the Stonehill Skyhawks will win

• Stonehill has won each of its last four games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Boston College has lost four of its last five day games.
• Stonehill has won the first half in each of its last four day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Boston College vs Stonehill Prediction

I might take a stab on the Skyhawks here. Stonehill is coming off an easy Wednesday win, shooting 53.6 percent from the field with 53 rebounds versus Lesley. The Skyhawks have held opponents to fewer than 67 points in five of their six wins (74 in the outlier versus Quinnipiac), and they’ve scored a combined 185 points in their last pair. Sure, Boston College will be a tougher opponent, but Stonehill has already seen plenty of higher-tier competition this year.

Speaking of the Eagles, they shot a flat 36.8 percent from the field with 14 turnovers in their loss to Wake Forest. That makes just 117 combined points in the last pair for Boston College, versus 145 points allowed. If all goes well, Stonehill might be able to sneak in there for a cover. The Skyhawks need to keep that shooting percentage up and keep the pace brisk, however.