
Notre Dame vs Boston College Prediction 1/13/25 Basketball Picks Today
Boston College (9-7) vs. Notre Dame (7-9)
January 13, 2025 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Notre Dame -11.5; Over/Under: 142.5
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The Boston College Eagles and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish meet Monday in college basketball action from Joyce Center. Here’s a Notre Dame vs Boston College prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Notre Dame vs Boston College pick.
Boston College Eagles Betting Preview
Eagles got the year started on a nice run, but they’ve had a few difficulties since late November. Boston College opened on a 6-1 stretch, losing to only VCU in that time with wins otherwise versus the Citadel, Temple, Loyola Maryland, Old Dominion, Missouri State, and Boise State. A 1-4 run of games came next, featuring a lone win over Stonehill on December 15. Otherwise, Boston College took losses to Dartmouth, South Carolina, Wake Forest, and SMU during that time. The Eagles would recover with a couple of consecutive wins over Fairleigh Dickinson and Miami before a loss to Georgia Tech dropped them to 9-6 overall on the season through the first 15 games.
On Saturday versus Syracuse, the Eagles stayed steady in the first half but faded after that. Boston College went into the locker room with a 32-32 tie, then gave up 47 more points in a 79-71 loss in the end. Leading the team in scoring during the defeat was Donald Hand with 20 points and nine rebounds. Both Chad Venning and Joshua Beadle added 17 points apiece, combining for six assists and eight rebounds. The only bench scoring came from Roger McFarlane (four rebounds) and Chas Kelley, who each contributed three points in the loss.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Preview
Over on the Notre Dame side, their year opened with a similar run of victories and they’ve likewise struggled since late November. The Irish took out Stonehill, Buffalo, Georgetown, and North Dakota in their first four games. The next five were all losses though, as Notre Dame dropped to Elon, Rutgers, Houston, Creighton, and Georgia in that time. Three straight wins ensued over Syracuse, Dartmouth, and Le Moyne. Notre Dame would fall in the next trio to Georgia Tech, North Carolina, and NC State, however, leaving them at 7-8 overall this year.
In their matchup with Duke over the weekend, the Fighting Irish trailed 44-36 at the break. Notre Dame kept the pace from there on a 42-42 run but eventually lost 86-76 by the end of the game. Tops in scoring was Markus Burton, who posted 23 points, five boards, two assists, and four turnovers during the losing effort. Braeden Shrewsberry added 14 points with three rebounds and four assists, while Tae Davis had 11 points with four boards and two assists. Coming off the bench for 11 points and two rebounds was Sir Mohammed in 15 minutes.
Why the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will win
- Notre Dame has won nine of its last 10 night games at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center.
- Boston College has lost five of its last six games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.
- Notre Dame has won the first half in each of its last four night games at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center.
Why the Boston College Eagles will win
- Notre Dame has lost each of its last four games.
- Boston College has won each of its last four games against Notre Dame.
- Boston College has won the first half in each of its last four night games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Notre Dame vs Boston College Prediction
I’ll stick with Notre Dame, but you could make a case either way. It’ll be an interesting matchup, to say the least. The Irish played pretty well against a great Duke team on Saturday, all things considered. Notre Dame shot 47.4 percent from the field in that one with a nice 58.3 percent (10-of-16) from outside and just seven turnovers. The two big discrepancies were in rebounding (a 34-21 deficit) and foul shooting (10-of-16 for 62.5 percent), which certainly didn’t help their cause. That said, Notre Dame isn’t scoring too badly these days, even with the four-game losing streak. They’ve hit 73 or more points in three of those outings, and another 70-plus points outing here would put the Irish in a good position.
As for Boston College, they were careful with the ball (six turnovers) and solid on the boards (36 rebounds) in their loss to Syracuse, but also shot just 4-of-16 (25 percent) from 3-point range and 65 percent from the line. The Eagles have 71 or more points in five of the last six games themselves, so Notre Dame is going to have to push on offense in order to keep the cover pace here.