Louisville vs Boston College 1/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Boston College Eagles will travel to the KFC Yum! Center to take on the Louisville Cardinals this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The Boston College Eagles snapped their 5-game losing streak and improved to 7-8 on the season after defeating the Clemson Tigers, 70-68, this past Saturday. Boston College Trailed by 34-11 margin early in this one, however, the Boston College defense was outstanding in the 2^nd half and the Eagles were able to pull off the improbable come from behind victory after a Brevin Galloway three-pointer gave the Eagles a 69-68 lead with just :26 seconds left in regulation. Boston College shot 49.1% from the field & 31.6% from beyond the arc while allowing Clemson to shoot 45.8% from the field & 31.6% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Eagles was Makai Ashton-Langford who had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Boston College is averaging 67.9 ppg on 43.2% shooting from the field. The Eagles are averaging 5.9 three-pointers per game on 34.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Boston College has been led by Makai Ashton-Langford (12.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.3 spg), DeMarr Langford Jr. (11.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.1 spg), Jaeden Zackery (10.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.5 spg), & Brevin Galloway (10.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.4 apg).

Defensively, Boston College is holding their opponents to an average of 65.8 ppg on 44.9% shooting from the field. The Eagles have a rebound margin of 3.7 and a turnover margin of 0.9.

The Louisville Cardinals lost their 3^rd straight game and dropped to 10-7 on the season after being defeated by the Pittsburgh Panthers, 65-53, this past Saturday. Louisville could get nothing going offensively on the road against Pittsburgh and could not fight back after the Panthers took a 50-36 lead with 9:21 left in regulation. Louisville shot 33.3% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Pittsburgh to shoot 43.6% from the field & 22.2% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Cardinals was Malik Williams who had a double-double with 12 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Louisville is averaging 69.4 ppg on 42.0% shooting from the field. The Cardinals are averaging 7.8 three-pointers per game on 31.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Louisville has been led by Noah Locke (10.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg), Malik Williams (10.3 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.4 spg), Dre Davis (7.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.1 apg), & Jarrod West (6.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.6 spg).  

Defensviely, Louisville is allowing their opponents to average 67.8 ppg on 40.8% shooting from the field. The Cardinals have a rebound margin of 3.6 and a turnover margin of -1.4.

The Eagles are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games and just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games. The Cardinals are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games and just 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 home games.

Boston College has been led by their defense which ranks 97^th in scoring defense & 93^rd in rebound margin, however, the Eagles have struggled on the offensive end as they come into this matchup ranked just 268^th in scoring offense & 277^th in FG%. Louisville has also been led by their defense which ranks 154^th in scoring defense & 81^st in defensive FG%, however, like Boston College, Louisville haven’t had many answers on the offensive end as they currently rank just 240^th in scoring offense, 280^th in FG%, & 283^rd in 3P-FG%.

Louisville is the better team, however, it’s hard to trust the Cardinals this season as they haven’t been nearly as dominant at home and haven’t looked great recently which included losses to NC State & Pittsburgh. Boston College can be inconsistent, however, it’s hard not to like how the Eagles fought back on the road against Clemson and as I think their defense will keep this a low-scoring, competitive game, I think I’m going to want to have the points when this one is done. Take Boston College and the points.