Boston College Eagles (10-5) vs. Clemson Tigers (11-4)
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Clemson Tigers -9; Over/Under: +151.5
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The Boston College Eagles and the Clemson Tigers meet in college basketball action from the Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. Two 1-3 teams in ACC conference play, who avoids the dreaded 1-4 start? Let’s find out with our Boston College vs. Clemson prediction.
Boston College Team Preview
The Boston College Eagles come into this one looking to rebound from a 69-59 loss to Syracuse last time out. Quinten Post leads the Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 16.9 PPG and 7.7 RPG while Jaeden Zackery has 11.3 PPG with 3.1 RPG and a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Eagles in the assist department this season. Claudell Harris Jr. has 15.6 PPG and Devin McGlockton has 10.7 PPG with 6.6 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Boston College up to this point in the year while Post has a team-high 2.1 BPG and Zackery’s added 1. SPG. As a team, Boston College is averaging 79 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 36% from three and 75.4% from the foul line this season.
Clemson Team Preview
The Clemson Tigers come into this one looking to snap a three-game losing streak after an 87-72 loss to Virginia Tech last time out. PJ Hall leads the Tigers in scoring with 18.9 PPG and 6.2 RPG along with 1.9 APG while Joseph Girard III has 14.8 PPG with a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Tigers in the assist department. Chase Hunter has 11.6 PPG with 2.5 RPG and 3.1 APG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Clemson up to this point in the year. Ian Schieffelin also has 9.5 PPG with a team-high 9.7 RPG to lead Clemson on the glass this season. As a team, Clemson is averaging 79.7 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field, 37.1% from three and 76.1% from the foul line this season.
Boston College Vs. Clemson Prediction
I’m on the over in this game. Both of these teams can put points on the board but it’s actually been Clemson that has the worst defensive efficiency numbers in conference play out of the entire ACC so far this season. Boston College isn’t much better if we’re being honest and I just don’t see a ton of stops being made in this game. Give me the over here.
