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Boston College vs. N.C. State (7:00pm et)
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5** PLAY (6-3ATS run on 5** plays)
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Boston College/N.C. State (7:00pm et)- N.C. State hosts BC tonight with revenge on their mind. On 1/24 the Wolfpack lost to BC by a score of 79-68 up in Boston. This game was basically over at half time as BC led 42-27, but NC State did show some resilience out scoring BC 41-37 in the 2nd half. N.C. State who is last in defense in points allowed and FG% (47.6) in the ACC did some nice things in this game. They held BC to 43.8% from the field and 36.8% from beyond the arch. NC State also last in turn over margin actually only turned the ball over 10 times and forced 12. Where they were killed was on the glass. This team continues to struggle to rebound the ball as they were out rebounded 24-40. Their offense did not help much either as they were 44.6FG% and 28.6% from beyond the arch. They got to the FT line 20 times to BC’s 19, but BC made 16 while the Wolfpack made 14. To win this game on revenge N.C. State has got to rebound the ball. Lucky for them they have done much better rebounding the ball at home with a +5.2 rebound margin while BC has a -1.4rebound margin on the road. N.C. State also plays defense at home 41.1FG% and 33% from beyond the arch. They are getting to the FT line 6.8 more times per game and scoring 5 more points which should help them take down the Eagles. Boston College this season has not done a good job playing on the road against a team who has revenge on them from an earlier loss in the season. On 1/10 the Eagles defeated Miami at home by 6. Recently 2/21 they traveled to Miami and lost by 11. That was a 17 point turn around. In that first match up BC out rebounded Miami 33-31, but in the second match up BC was out rebounded 36-27 on the road. That is an 11 rebound differential. If the Wolfpack can pull off something similar I think they win this game easily. After all this team nearly beat Wake Forest twice while BC lost to Wake both times once by 17 and another by 20 on their home court. Take NC State -2 (5* PLAY) [/b]
