The Boston College Eagles (8-8, 2-3 ACC) meet the No. 15 Miami Hurricanes (13-2, 4-1) Wednesday at Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Boston College vs. Miami odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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The Eagles gave Duke all it could handle last time out on Saturday, falling 65-64 on their home court as 8-point underdogs. Boston College has picked up 3 wins in the past 5 games while covering the spread in 3 of their last 4 outings. The Over is 7-2 in the past 9 games.
The Hurricanes are coming off a 76-70 loss at Georgia Tech last time out last Wednesday, the team’s first defeat inside the ACC. That snapped a 9-game win streak. Miami has covered 6 of the past 9 games overall, while the Under is 8-2 in the past 10 outings.
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Boston College at Miami odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:48 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Off the board (OTB)
- Against the spread (ATS): Boston College +10.5 (-105) | Miami -10.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 140.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Boston College at Miami picks and predictions
Prediction
Miami 73, Boston College 67
Moneyline
The money line is OTB at the time of publishing.
However, Miami would be too heavy of a favorite to wager when it does open, so it would not be worth pursuing.
PASS.
Against the spread
BOSTON COLLEGE +10.5 (-105) hasn’t won a lot of games this season, especially lately as the competition has improved. However, it has won 2 of the past 4 games and covered the spread in 3 of them. That includes a near-miss against Duke and an outright win over Notre Dame.
Miami will bounce back after the loss to Ga. Tech, but it won’t cover this big number. The Hurricanes are 1-4 ATS in the past 5 games as a double-digit favorite.
Over/Under
UNDER 140.5 (-115) is the lean, but play it very lightly.
While the Over is 7-2 in the past 9 games overall for Boston College, and 5-1 in the past 6 road outings, it’s all about the Under for Miami lately.
The Under is 8-2 in the past 10 games overall for Miami while cashing in each of the past 5 outings after a non-cover in the previous contest.
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