The Boston College Eagles and the NC State Wolfpack meet in college basketball action from the PNC Arena on Saturday afternoon. Who comes out on top in Saturday’s ACC tilt? Let’s dive in and find out with our Boston College vs. NC State Prediction.
Boston College Team Preview
The Boston College Eagles come into this one looking to rebound from an 84-76 loss at the hands of Florida State last time out. Quinten Post leads the Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 16.3 PPG and 7.7 RPG while Jaeden Zackery has 11.8 PPG with 3.2 RPG and a team-high 4.3 APG to lead the Eagles in the assist department this season. Claudell Harris Jr. has 14 PPG and Devin McGlockton has 11 PPG with 6.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Boston College up to this point in the year while Post has a team-high 1.9 BPG and Zackery’s added 1.8 SPG. As a team, Boston College is averaging 76.2 PPG on 46.7% shooting from the field, 36.6% from three and 74.6% from the foul line this season.
NC State Team Preview
The NC State Wolfpack come into this one looking to bounce back from an 87-83 loss at the hands of Syracuse last time out. DJ Horne leads the Wolfpack in scoring with 17.7 PPG along with 2.4 APG while Jayden Taylor has 11.2 PPG with 3.8 RPG. DJ Burns Jr. has 12 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 2.6 APG while Casey Morsell has 11.3 PPG with 3 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for NC State up to this point in the year. Mohamed Diarra has a team-high 6.2 RPG as well for the Wolfpack and Michael O’Connell leads NC State with 3 APG as well this season. As a team, NC State is averaging 75.8 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field, 33.7% from three and 72.5% from the foul line this season.
Boston College vs. NC State Prediction
I’m taking a shot on BC here. I just don’t think that NC State has an answer for BC’s best weapon offensively in Post, and NC State hasn’t done the best job of defending home court as they’ve lost 3 of their last 4 home games outright. I think at worst this is a one possession game if Boston College doesn’t win it outright so give me BC and the points here.