The 15th-seeded Boston College Eagles (4-15) face the 10th-seeded Duke Blue Devils (11-11) Tuesday on the opening day of the ACC Tournament. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. Below, we analyze the Boston College-Duke college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Boston College finished last in the ACC with a 2-11 conference record. At 9-9, Duke is 10th and will likely miss the NCAA tourney for the first time since the 1994-95 season.
Neither team is ranked in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Tuesday’s winner advances to a second-round matchup Wednesday against the seventh-seeded Louisville Cardinals (13-6) for a 6:30 p.m. ET tip.
Boston College vs. Duke: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Boston College +650 (bet $100 to win $650) | Duke -1000 (bet $1,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Boston College +12.5 (-105) | Duke -12.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 152.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Boston College vs. Duke: Three things to know
- Duke beat Boston College 83-82 (Jan. 6) in the only regular-season meeting between the two. Sophomore F Wendell Moore Jr. came off the bench and matched a career-high with 25 points for the Blue Devils, who failed to cover as 11.5-point home favorites. BC led by 16 late in the first half, but were outscored 48-39 in the second and came up a point short after the game was tied 75-all with 1:43 to go. All five Eagles starters scored in double figures, led by sophomore F CJ Felder’s career-high 24 points.
- The Eagles enter on a 2-game skid and have lost 6 of their last 7 games. They recently dropped an 80-76 decision as 4-point underdogs at Miami Friday. For the season, sophomore G Jay Heath’s 15.1 points per game leads four Eagles in double figures.
- Duke suffered an ugly 91-73 loss as a 3-point dog at rival North Carolina Saturday. The Blue Devils never led as they dropped a third consecutive game and finished the regular season without a winning record for the first time since 1994-95. Sophomore F Matthew Hurt leads Duke with 18.7 PPG and 6.2 RPG.
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Boston College vs. Duke: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Duke 84, Boston College 76
Money line (ML)
PASS. Duke’s -1000 price is too chalky, and Boston College’s +650 is not worth betting on for a team that has only won 4 games.
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Against the spread (ATS)
Back BOSTON COLLEGE +12.5 (-105). The Eagles are 3-1 ATS when getting 10 or more points this season. The Blue Devils are 0-6 ATS when favored by 7.5 or more points – and 0-5 ATS when favored by double digits.
The line will likely climb before tip-off, so it could be worth waiting on till we get another point or two.
ATS: Boston College 8-10-1 | Duke 7-15
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 152.5 (-115) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager. The Over is 6-0 in the Blue Devils’ last six outings and 9-1 in their last 10.
BC is on a 3-0 Over run and 6-2 O/U in its last eight games. The Eagles also have one of the worst defenses in the country, allowing 79.2 PPG.
O/U records: Boston College 13-6-1 | Duke 14-7-1
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| JOHNNY PARLAY’S RECORD | W-L | SP | ROI |
| College hoops since Jan. 1 | 67-58-1 | 29-32 | +3.025 |
| 2020-21 College hoops | 82-75-1 | 34-42 | -3.7 |
| 2021 record (all sports) | 85-70-1 | 40-34 | +14.225 |
| *–SP: Strongest plays; ROI: Return on investment | |||
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