The Syracuse Orange (7-8) travel to face off against the Boston College Eagles (9-6) on Saturday, January 11th. This game will be played at Silvio Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill and televised on CW. Syracuse is coming off a win in their previous game, while Boston College is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Georgia Tech. Tip-off is set for 3:00 ET.

Syracuse Orange vs Boston College Eagles

The Orange Are Coming Off A Win

Syracuse improved to 7-8 on the season with a 62-55 win over Georgia Tech on Tuesday. The Orange were slight favorites at -1 and covered the spread with the win.

Syracuse led 25-24 at halftime and outscored Georgia Tech 37-31 in the second half. The game’s total points of 117 were well under the O/U line of 153.5.

The Eagles Are Coming Off A Win

Boston College Eagles Recent Game/Games

Boston College fell to 9-6 on the season after an 85-64 road loss to Georgia Tech on Saturday. The Eagles entered the game as +7.5 underdogs and failed to cover the spread.

Trailing 44-31 at halftime, BC couldn’t close the gap in the second half, scoring 33 points while allowing 41. The total points for the game were 149, surpassing the O/U line of 146.5.

Orange Offense Breakdown

Syracuse’s offense struggled from beyond the arc in their last game, hitting just 4 of 20 three-point attempts for a 20% shooting percentage. Overall, they shot 41.3% from the field, with an effective field goal percentage of 44.4%. Inside the arc, they connected on 51.2% of their two-point shots.

J.J. Starling led the way with 21 points, shooting 56.2% from the field and 33.3% from three-point range. Lance Terry added 18 points, hitting 3 of 8 from deep. Naithan George contributed 13 points and 5 assists, despite shooting just 1 of 7 from three-point range.

Eagles Offense Breakdown

In their latest game, Boston College put up 64 points, shooting 42.4% from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc. Their effective field goal percentage stood at 47.5%, and they connected on 60% of their free throws, going 9 for 15.

Javian McCollum and Lance Terry each contributed 20 points, with McCollum shooting 66.7% and Terry hitting 58.3% of his shots. Chad Venning added 19 points and 8 rebounds, while Duncan Powell knocked down 3 of 4 threes, finishing with 11 points on 80% shooting.

Orange Team Defense

Syracuse’s defense held their opponent to 55 points, with a 41% shooting performance from the field. The Orange allowed 22 two-point field goals on 43 attempts, a 51% conversion rate.

From beyond the arc, Syracuse limited their opponent to just 4 made threes on 20 attempts, a 20% shooting clip. They also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 9 times, where they made 6, shooting 66%. Syracuse gave up 13 offensive rebounds.

Eagles Team Defense

Syracuse’s defense held their opponent to just 55 points, despite allowing them to shoot 51% from two-point range (22/43). The Orange were particularly effective at defending the three, where they limited their opponent to just 4 made threes on 20 attempts (20%).

From the free-throw line, Syracuse’s opponent went 6/9, shooting 66%. The Orange also gave up 13 offensive rebounds in the game.

Orange vs Eagles Trends

• Across their three previous road games, Syracuse has an ATS mark of 0-2-1. Their straight up record in these matchups was 0-3 while averaging 69 points per game.
• In their last five games at home, the Eagles have a straight up record of 1-4 while going 2-3 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 63 points per game in these contests.
• Going back to their last ten games as the underdog, the Orange have a straight up record of 1-9. But, their mark vs the spread was just 3-6-1.
• In their last five contests as the favorite, Boston College has a poor record vs the spread going 1-4. But, they still put together a straight up mark of 4-1.

Orange vs Eagles Prediction

For today’s matchup we are recommending to take the Eagles to secure the win, with an expected final score of 77-69. When it comes to the spread, we believe they’ll cover at -1.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 146.5 and given that our model is projecting 146 points between the teams, we like the under.

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