Southern Methodist vs Boston College Picks and Prediction – 12/21/2024

The SMU Mustangs visit Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts on Saturday to play the Boston College Eagles. SMU improved to 9-2 following its 74-64 victory over the LSU Tigers this past Saturday. Matt Cross was the leading scorer for SMU with 16 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds for the Mustangs. SMU has won each of the last five. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

Boopie Miller is leading SMU in scoring and assists with averages of 14.4 points and 5.7 assists per game while Matt Cross is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.6 per game. Chuck Harris is the second-leading scorer with an average of 12.1 points. SMU is scoring an average of 84.7 points per game shooting 47.4% overall and 36.3% from 3-point territory.

The Boston College Eagles look for a second consecutive victory on Friday when hosting the SMU Mustangs. Boston College is 7-4 following its 73-69 victory over Stonehill this past Sunday. Chad Venning was the leading scorer for Boston College with 13 points. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for Boston College after the Eagles had won six of the first seven to open the season.

Donald Hand Jr is leading Boston College in scoring and rebounding with averages of 13.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Chas Kelley III is the leader in assists with an average of 2.9 per game. Boston College has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 70.2 points per game while shooting 42.3% overall and 33.5% from 3-point territory.

The SMU Mustangs will pick up a victory on Saturday when visiting the Boston College Eagles. SMU has covered the number in four of its last five while in contrast, Boston College has covered the number in just two of its last six. SMU is scoring an average of 84.8 points per game and allowing an average of just 69.2. Boston College scores an average of only 70.2 points per game and allows 69.0 points per game. Final Score Prediction, SMU Mustangs win and cover ATS 77-64.