Pittsburgh vs Boston College Prediction 3/8/25 Basketball Picks Today

The Boston College Eagles and the Pittsburgh Panthers meet Saturday in college basketball action from Petersen Events Center. Here’s a Pittsburgh vs Boston College prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Pittsburgh vs Boston College pick.

Boston College Eagles Betting Preview

The Eagles got off to a good start early in the year. That said, Boston College has had a pretty choppy record since late November or so. After wins in six of their first seven outings, the Eagles lost to Dartmouth, South Carolina and Wake Forest before a 3-1 stretch that featured a lone loss to SMU. Otherwise Boston College took out Stonehill, Fairleigh Dickinson and Miami during that stretch. Losses to Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Duke, Virginia and North Carolina came next before a win over Florida State. The Eagles would then fall to Louisville, Syracuse, Notre Dame and NC State before wins over Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech. Since then it’s been three straight losses versus Stanford, Cal and Clemson. Overall that gives Boston College a 12-18 record across 30 games this season.

In the Clemson matchup on Wednesday, the Eagles came out of halftime sporting a 49-39 deficit. Boston College managed a 30-29 advantage the rest of the way but still lost handily 78-69 in the end. Jayden Hastings was the team’s leading scorer on 18 points with five rebounds, three steals and two blocks. Elijah Strong added 15 points with six rebounds and one block in 26 minutes, while Dion Brown also finished in double-figures with 14 points, three rebounds, two steals and one assist. Joshua Beadle added six points with two rebounds in 16 minutes of work off the bench during the defeat.

Pittsburgh Panthers Betting Preview

Over on the Pittsburgh side, they were looking pretty good in early January but since then it’s been a messy stretch amid some tough matchups. The Panthers won 12 of their first 14 games though, taking out Radford, Murray State, Gardner-Webb, West Virginia, VMI, LSU, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Eastern Kentucky, Sam Houston, Cal and Stanford in that time. Next came a 2-8 run with wins over Syracuse and North Carolina amid losses to Duke, Louisville, Florida State, Clemson, Wake Forest, Virginia, North Carolina and SMU. Following wins over Miami and Syracuse, Pittsburgh has since fallen to Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Louisville and NC State in succession, giving the Panthers a 16-14 record in their 30 games so far this year.

Matched up against NC State on the road Wednesday, the Panthers came out of the break with a four-point deficit. Pitt didn’t end up getting any closer on a 37-33 second-half run and took the loss in the end 71-63. Topping the scorers during the defeat was Jaland Lowe with 20 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and two steals. Cameron Corhen added 13 points with four rebounds, one steal and one block in 32 minutes. Ishmael Legget had 12 points with six rebounds and four turnovers, while Amsal Delalic had all the team’s bench scoring (nine points) with one rebound and one steal in 25 minutes of action on the floor during the loss.

Why the Pittsburgh Panthers will win

• Boston College has lost nine of its last 10 night games.
• Pittsburgh has won 15 of its last 17 night games at Petersen Events Center.
• Boston College has lost the first half in each of its last nine road games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Why the Boston College Eagles will win

• Pittsburgh has lost each of its last four games.
• Pittsburgh has lost the first half in each of its last nine night games against the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Pittsburgh vs Boston College Prediction

I’ll stick with Pitt, but I’m probably avoiding this one. The Panthers are coming off a fairly ineffectual road loss to NC State, shooting a tepid 41.2 percent from the field with 14 turnovers for 15 Wolfpack points. Pittsburgh did hold NC State to 40.7 percent shooting on the other side, but the Wolfpack made up for it with a nice performance from the line (17-of-21 for 81 percent). That gives the Panthers four straight losses, with three of those coming on the road. Pitt has won two of their last three at home, though.

As for Boston College, they’ve given up 78 or more points in three straight. Pittsburgh should have some good looks offensively here, and if they can take advantage I like a strong showing.