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The Boston College Eagles will take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Tuesday at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Tip-off from Winston-Salem, NC, is at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Demon Deacons are 8.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 147 points.
Boston College (14-15 SU, 13-16 ATS) defeated Virginia last Wednesday. The Eagles are 3-2 straight-up in their past five and 8-10 in Atlantic Coast Conference competition. Junior guard Damari Monsanto (13.3 PPG) suffered a a torn left patella tendon two games ago and is out for the remainder of the season.
Wake Forest (18-11 SU, 16-13 ATS) defeated Notre Dame on Friday. The Demon Deacons are 3-2 straight-up in their past five and 10-8 in ACC play.
The Demon Deacons beat the Eagles 85-63 on January 14. Wake shot over 52 percent from the field and held BC to 38 percent shooting. Boston College also turned the ball over 15 times in the home loss.
The Eagles lead the all-time series 16-14.
Boston College is not a national contender, but it did experience the sensation in last week's home victory over number six Virginia. The Eagles embraced the spotlight, taking down a top-ten program for the first time since beating top-ranked Duke in 2017.
“I think they sensed, ‘Boy, I think we’re going to get these guys,’” Virginia coach Tony Bennett said. “As this thing wore on, you could feel the crowd get into it. They put us on our heels. It was a lot for some of our guys. We’ve got to learn from that because of what we’ve got coming up.”
BC shot 52 percent and held UVA to a season-low 32.2 percent, including 19.0 percent (4-for-21) from three-point range. The Eagles boasted a +5 rebounding margin and recorded seven steals. Senior guard Makai Ashton-Langford paced Boston College with 16 points, six rebounds , four assists, and two steals.
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— BC Men's Basketball (@BCMBB) February 23, 2023
“I think we’re moving in the right direction,” said second-year coach Earl Grant, who took over at Boston College after spending seven seasons at the helm of College of Charleston. “I thought the night was a great test. We were excited about the challenge; we were excited going into it. We knew it would be hard, but we wanted to see what we were.”
The Eagles average 66.2 points per game (316th) and shoot 43.3 percent (261st), including 31.7 percent from three (314th). They hit 72.1 percent of their free-throw attempts (164th) and average 30.9 rebounds (241st) with a -0.5 rebounding margin. BC is 252nd in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency, per KenPom.
The Eagles surrender 69.9 points per game on defense (184th), and their opponents shoot 44.1 percent from the floor (214th) with a 36.7 shooting percentage from deep (334th). Boston College is 107th in adjusted defensive efficiency.< /p>
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