Boston College vs Tarleton State 11/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Tarleton State Texans (2-1) vs. Boston College Eagles (3-1)
November 20, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Boston College Eagles -6.5 / Tarleton State Texans +6.5; Over/Under: +134
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The Tarleton Texans and the Boston College Eagles meet in college basketball action from the Sports and Fitness Center on Sunday night.
The Tarleton Texans will be out to build on an 89-81 win over Belmont last time out. Freddy Hicks has 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists after his lone game last time out and Lajae Jones had 13 points while Jakorie Smith is averaging 11.3 PPG with 4 RPG and Shamir Bogues has 10 PPG with 5 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures up to this point for the Texans. As a team, Tarleton is averaging 81 PPG on 48.3% shooting from the field, 31.9% from three and 64.4% from the foul line this season.
The Boston College Eagles will look to build on their 71-56 win over George Mason last time out. Makai Ashton-Langford leads the Eagles in scoring and assists with 15.5 PPG and 2.8 APG while Jaeden Zackery has 11.3 PPG with 3.8 RPG and 2.8 APG of his own. CJ Penha Jr. has 10 PPG with 4.3 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for BC so far this year. DeMarr Langford has 9 PPG and T.J. Bickerstaff has 8.8 PPG with a team-high 8.8 RPG to lead Boston College on the glass this season. As a team, Boston College is averaging 71 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three and 60.9% from the foul line this season.
Tarleton is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games against a team with a winning record and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall. Boston College is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games following a win while the over is 9-4 in their last 13 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600.
I get the case to be made for BC as a favorite, but give Tarleton credit where it’s due, this Texans team has played what I think is a much tougher schedule and they’ve come out looking pretty good after the fact. I just think this line is disrespecting Tarleton a little bit, so I’ll take my chances with the Texans and the points.
