Notre Dame at Boston College 2/26/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel to Chestnut Hill, MA on Wednesday for a game against the Boston College Eagles in a matchup of teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference.  In their last game, Notre Dame defeated Miami by the score of 87-71.  John Mooney led the Irish in points in the game with 19 while shooting 9 of 16 from the field.  Mooney also led the Fighting Irish in rebounds on the night with 12, including 5 coming offensively.  Prentiss Hubb led Notre Dame in assists in the game with 10 while playing a total of 35 minutes. 

With the win against Miami, Notre Dame is 17-10 on the season and 8-8 in conference play, placing them in 5th place in the ACC.  John Mooney has been the leading scorer for Notre Dame this season as he has averaged 16.3 points per game while shooting 45.9% from the field and 63.5% from the free throw line.  Mooney also leads the Irish in rebounds per game on the year while an average of 12.7, including 3.7 average offensively.  Prentiss Hubb has been the leader in assists for Notre Dame so far this season as he has averaged 4.9 assists per game. 

The Boston College Eagles welcome the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Wednesday after losing their last game to Clemson by the score of 82-64.  Jay Heath was the leading scorer in the game for the Eagles as he recorded 16 points while shooting 6 of 14 from the field and 1 of 2 from the free throw line.  Steffon Mitchell led Boston College in rebounding in the game with 7 rebounds, including 3 coming off the offensive boards.  Derryck Thornton was the leader in assists in the game for the Eagles with 3, while playing 30 minutes against Clemson.

After the loss to Clemson, Boston College is 13-15 on the season and 7-10 in conference play, which is good enough for 10th place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.  Jay Heath has been the leading scorer on the season for Boston College as he has recorded an average of 13 points per game and is shooting 42.4% from the field and 56.2% from the free throw line.  Steffon Mitchell is the Eagles’ leading rebounder on the year with an average of 8.3 per game, including an average of 3.1 offensive rebounds per game.  Derryck Thornton is the leader in assists this season for Boston College as he has averaged 3.6 per game.