Virginia vs. Boston College: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 14, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 14, 2024

Tipping off at 9:30 PM ET on Thursday, the Virginia Cavaliers (22-9, 13-7 ACC) will face the Boston College Eagles (19-14, 8-12 ACC) at Capital One Arena. Virginia’s Reece Beekman is among the players to watch. The Cavaliers are currently 5.5-point favorites over the Eagles. The game has a point total of 125.

Virginia vs. Boston College Betting Lines

Virginia vs Boston College Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Virginia -5.5 125 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Boston College (+5.5)
Total Pick Over (125)

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Virginia vs. Boston College Stat Rankings

Virginia Avg. (Rank) Boston College Avg. (Rank)
63.5 (354th) Points Scored 75.0 (138th)
59.1 (3rd) Points Allowed 72.3 (191st)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
7.6 (283rd) Off. Rebounds 8.5 (221st)
6.5 (261st) 3pt Made 8.3 (92nd)
15.1 (61st) Assists 14.2 (109th)
7.7 (3rd) Turnovers 10.6 (114th)

Virginia vs. Boston College Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Cavaliers are 16-14-1 this year.
  • Virginia has an ATS record of 9-6-1 as 5.5-point favorites or more.
  • Out of 31 Cavaliers games so far this season, 13 have gone over the total.
  • A total of 14 times so far this season, Virginia and its opponent have combined for more than 125 points.
  • The over/under in this game is 125 points, 2.4 higher than the average total in Cavaliers games this season.
  • Boston College’s record against the spread is 14-18-0.
  • The Eagles are 3-4 as 5.5-point underdogs or more.
  • Virginia has played 31 games this year, and 13 of them have hit the over.
  • Eagles games have gone over 125 points on 30 occasions this year.
  • The average total points scored in Boston College’s games this year (125) is 22.3 points higher than the total for this matchup.

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Virginia Impact Players

  • Beekman leads the Cavaliers with 14.3 points per contest and 6.0 assists, while also averaging 3.5 rebounds.
  • Ryan Dunn posts a team-best 6.9 rebounds per game. In addition, he’s averaging 8.2 points and 0.8 assists, shooting 54.7% from the field.
  • Isaac McKneely posts 12.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest. Defensively, he averages 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Jacob Groves averages 7.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per contest. At the other end, he delivers 0.5 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Andrew Rohde posts 4.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Defensively, he posts 0.5 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.

Boston College Impact Players

  • Quinten Post is posting team highs in points (16.8 per game) and rebounds (8.1). And he is producing 2.9 assists, making 51.4% of his shots from the floor and 43.3% from 3-point range, with 1.4 triples per contest.
  • Jaeden Zackery is the Eagles’ top assist man (4.2 per game), and he contributes 11.8 points and 3.3 rebounds.
  • Claudell Harris Jr. gives the Eagles 13.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest. He also delivers 0.8 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Devin McGlockton is putting up 10.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest, making 57.9% of his shots from the floor.
  • Mason Madsen gets the Eagles 8.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. He also posts 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.

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