Boston College Eagles vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/08/2022

Game Time: 2:00 pm ET, Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Venue:  Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

Where to Watch:  ACC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  BC -2, Pittsburgh +2; Over/Under:  129 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  BC -1.5, Pittsburgh +1.5; Over/Under:  129 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  BC -1.5, Pittsburgh +1.5; Over/Under:  129 points

 

Boston College Eagles:  11-19 (12th place, ACC)

Pittsburgh Panthers:  11-20 (13th place, ACC)

 

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Boston College Eagles:  2-3 last 5

Pittsburgh Panthers:  1-4 last 5

 

 

 

BC is coming into this game with an 11-19 record overall and they are 0-2 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 6-14 this season against conference opponents. Their last win was against the NC State Wolfpack but they have gone on a 3 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Clemson Tigers, the Miami Hurricanes, and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in their last game. Jaeden Zackery led the team in points in that game with 19 while DeMarr Langford Jr. was next on the team with 17 points. Brevin Galloway off the bench led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Langford Jr. led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 44.1% from the field, 31.6% from 3-point range, and 74.1% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 66.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.5 PPG against them. BC has an ATS record of 14-16 this season and their O/U record is 14-15-1.

 

 

Pittsburgh is coming into this game with an 11-20 record overall and they are 0-0 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 6-14 against conference opponents this season. Their last win was against the North Carolina Tar Heels but they have gone on a 4 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, the Miami Hurricanes, the Duke Blue Devils, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in their last game. Mouhamadou Gueye and John Hugley both led the team in points in that game with 13 each while Nate Santos off the bench was next on the team with 7 points. Jamarius Burton led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Gueye led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 35.9% from the field, 11.5% from 3-point range, and 71.4% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 62 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.1 PPG against them. Pittsburgh has an ATS record of 15-16 this season and their O/U record is 15-16.

 

BC has not been playing very well in their recent games. They are coming into this game off of 3 straight losses and they lost 2 of those games by double digits. They are going up against a Pittsburgh team that has not been any better recently with 4 straight losses, all by double digits, but they have also had a much stronger schedule to finish out their season. Pittsburgh did struggle against BC in both of their games this season though. Pittsburgh lost on the road by double digits when they played Boston College and they won the game they played at home but only by 2 points. Even though Pittsburgh had a much tougher schedule to finish the season, they did not even have a chance in most of those games, losing some by even 30 points. Boston College has been playing better recently and they should be able to squeak out a win here. Both of these teams are very similar though and they both have been awful all season so this will be a very close game but BC should win it by just a few points.

 

Boston College Pittsburgh Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, March 8, 2022 (2:00 pm ET start time) is BC 69 Pittsburgh 65.

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Boston College Eagles: 6-11 ATS when the line is +3 to -3. 3-11 ATS after a loss by 6 points or less. 8-2 UNDER after playing a road game.

Pittsburgh Panthers: 11-2 ATS after a game committing 8 or less turnovers. 31-16 UNDER after 4 or more consecutive losses. 126-85 UNDER as an underdog.

 

 

Boston College Eagles:  None.

Pittsburgh Panthers:  N. Sibande (G) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

“It’s such a tough league, where you have to understand that storms are near. You have to find a way to get through them and get to the other side of them. Hopefully, we’ll have some more positive moments.” - Earl Grant on playing in the ACC.

 

 

“We’ve just got to come together. When we’re right, we can beat anybody. We’ve had great games when we’re all on the same page and our heads are on right. You could see it. Those are just the next steps we have to take going into the tournament.” - Mouhamadou Gueye on going into the ACC tournament.

 

 

 

M. Ashton-Langford 

T. Bickerstaff 

J. Karnik 

D. Langford 

J. Zackery

 

J. Burton 

O. Ezeakudo 

M. Gueye

J. Hugley

F. Odukale 

 

 

PPG: M. Ashton-Langford (12.1)

APG: M. Ashton-Langford (3.4)

RPG: T. Bickerstaff (7.5)

 

PPG: J. Hugley (14.7)

APG: F. Odukale (3.4)

Reb/G: J. Hugley (7.9)

 

Coaches:

Boston College Eagles: Earl Grant (1st season)

Pittsburgh Panthers: Jeff Capel III (4th season)