This matchup between the Boston College Eagles and Santa Clara Broncos will take place at Honda Center. Action gets underway at 7:30 pm ET on Sunday, Nov. 29 and can be seen on ES3.
The Broncos were beaten by Evansville 69-57 on Friday. Jared Brownridge finished with 19 points to lead the team. The Eagles, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 80-67 loss to UC Irvine on Friday. Eli Carter played well for Boston College, recording 14 points, six assists, and two rebounds.
Santa Clara, a seven-point underdog, will look to capitalize at home against Boston College. The teams combine to set the Over/Under (O/U) at 131 points. The Broncos have gone 0-7 Straight Up (SU) and 1-5-1 Against The Spread (ATS).
As for their opponent, the Eagles head into the game with records of 1-2 ATS and 3-2 SU. Don’t expect Boston College to give away the ball much on offense, where its 9.6 turnovers per game ranks 16th in the country.
Santa Clara and Boston College have not played one another in a regular season matchup in recent years.
Predictions: SU Winner – BC, ATS Winner – BC, O/U – Over
Notes
Santa Clara is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
Santa Clara averages 68.6 possessions per game, scoring .865 points on each possession. While Boston College averages fewer possessions per game with 66.8, they score more points per possession with 1.081.
The Santa Clara Broncos average an effective field goal percentage of 41.3% this season. The Boston College Eagles have a losing record of 1-2 when opponents have an eFG% of 41.3% or greater.
Boston College ranks 51st in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.42. Santa Clara is ranked lower at 241st with an A/TO of .92.
Boston College averages a forced turnover percentage of 16.5% this season. When the Santa Clara Broncos suffer a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this, the team is winless with a 0-5 record.
