Pittsburgh vs Boston College 1/8/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Boston College Eagles (6-6) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (5-9)
January 8, 2022 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: Pittsburgh Panthers -4 / Boston College Eagles +4; Over/Under: -127.5
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The Boston College Eagles and the Pitt Panthers meet in college basketball action from the Petersen Events Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Boston College Eagles will look to rebound from a 91-65 loss to North Carolina last time out. DeMarr Langford Jr. leads the Eagles in scoring with 11.8 PPG along with 4.7 RPG while Makai Ashton-Langford has 11.5 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 3.4 APG to lead the Eagles in assists. Jaeden Zackery has 10.8 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for BC so far this season while T.J. Bickerstaff has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Eagles on the glass up to this point in the season. As a team, Boston College is averaging 67.1 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field, 34.4% from three and 70.3% from the foul line while allowing 64.1 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field and 35.8% from three this season.
The Pitt Panthers will look to rebound from a 75-72 loss to Louisville last time out. John Hugley leads the Panthers in scoring and rebounding with 14.5 PPG and 7.9 RPG while Jamarius Burton has 12.3 PPG and Femi Odukale has 12 PPG with 3.9 RPG and a team-high 3.3 APG to lead the Panthers in assists and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Pitt up to this point in the season. As a team, Pitt is averaging 61.9 PPG on 41.2% shooting from the field, 30.1% from three and 66.6% from the foul line while allowing 64.8 PPG on 41.5% shooting from the field and 34% from three this season.
Boston College is 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games following a double-digit loss at home. Pitt is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 home games against a team with a losing road record.
I get the case that could be made either way here, but I’m leaning towards Pitt at home. I haven’t been the biggest fan of the Panthers, that’s well documented, but Boston College has struggled on the road this season and I just think this is a case where those numbers hold true and Pitt gets a win and cover at home here.
