Virginia Vs Boston College: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 22, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 21, 2023

Reece Beekman leads the Virginia Cavaliers (21-4, 13-3 ACC) into a road matchup with Jaeden Zackery and the Boston College Eagles (13-15, 7-10 ACC) at Silvio Conte Forum on Wednesday, with the opening tip at 7:00 PM ET. Wednesday’s matchup between the Cavaliers and the Eagles features the Cavaliers as strong 7.5-point favorites. A 125-point over/under is set for the matchup.

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Virginia Vs Boston College Betting Lines

Virginia vs Boston College Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Virginia -7.5 125 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Virginia (-7.5)
Total Pick Over (125)

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Virginia Vs Boston College Stat Rankings

Virginia Avg. (Rank) Boston College Avg. (Rank)
69.1 (243rd) Points Scored 66.3 (313th)
60.1 (10th) Points Allowed 70.7 (210th)
30.2 (313th) Rebounds 32 (244th)
7.1 (322nd) Off. Rebounds 9.1 (191st)
7.4 (179th) 3pt Made 5.6 (334th)
16.2 (20th) Assists 12.3 (253rd)
8.4 (3rd) Turnovers 12.1 (189th)

Virginia Vs Boston College Betting Trends

  • The Cavaliers’ record against the spread is 10-14-1.
  • As 7.5-point favorites or more, Virginia is 3-9 against the spread.
  • Out of 25 Cavaliers games so far this season, 13 have hit the over.
  • Virginia’s games have had more than 125 points scored on 17 occasions this year.
  • The point total average for Cavaliers games this season is 129.2, 4.2 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
  • Boston College is 12-16-0 against the spread this season.
  • As 7.5-point underdogs or more, the Eagles are 5-5 against the spread.
  • Virginia has seen 13 of its 25 games go over the point total.
  • There have been 23 Eagles games this season with more than 125 points scored.
  • The average total for Boston College’s games is 137 points, which is 12 more than this game’s over/under.

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Virginia Impact Players

  • Kihei Clark paces his squad in assists per game (5.8), and also posts 11.8 points and 2.7 rebounds. At the other end, he puts up 1.1 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Beekman puts up 9.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5 assists per game, shooting 41% from the floor and 39.3% from downtown with 1 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Armaan Franklin leads the Cavaliers at 12.7 points per game, while also putting up 1.3 assists and 4.2 rebounds.
  • Jayden Gardner paces the Cavaliers at 5.2 rebounds per game, while also averaging 0.6 assists and 11.1 points.
  • Ben Vander Plas puts up 7.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest, shooting 41% from the field and 30.6% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game.

Boston College Impact Players

  • Zackery gets the Eagles 10 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. He also posts 1.4 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • T.J Bickerstaff is averaging a team-high 5.7 rebounds per game. And he is producing 5 points and 1.2 assists, making 47.5% of his shots from the field.
  • Quinten Post gives the Eagles 16.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He also averages 0.3 steals and 1.1 blocked shots.
  • The Eagles get 6.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game from Devin McGlockton.

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