Boston College vs Louisville Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for March 7 ACC Tournament (Eagles Soar in First Half)

Updated: Sep 10, 5:00pm UTC

Boston College vs Louisville Game Info

2022-23 NCAA Basketball ACC Tournament Game
Boston College (15-16, 9-11 ACC) vs. Louisville (4-27, 2-18 ACC)
Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Time: 4:30 PM ET
Venue: Greensboro Coliseum -- Greensboro, North Carolina
Coverage: ACC Network

Tuesday, March 7's NCAA college basketball slate includes a first-round ACC Tournament tilt between the Boston College Eagles and Louisville Cardinals.

Boston College hopes to get back on track after a 73-65 loss to Georgia Tech halted the Eagles' winning streak at three straight games. On the other side, Louisville aims for an upset after closing out the regular season with four consecutive losses, most recently falling 75-60 to ranked Virginia.

Can Boston College beat up the Cardinals again? Or will Louisville shock the conference with a massive upset win?

Boston College vs Louisville Odds & Spread

All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
Moneyline: BC: (-255) | LOUIS: (+205)
Spread: BC: -5.5 (-120) | LOUIS: +5.5 (-102)
Total: 134.5 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

Boston College enters this contest as the clear favorite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 4:30 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 134.5 points with both sides sitting at -110 odds.

Boston College vs Louisville Betting Trends

Boston College is 14-17-0 against the spread this season.
As a 5.5-point favorite or greater, the Eagles have one win ATS (1-6) this season.
There have been 18 Boston College's games (out of 31) that hit the over this year.
Louisville is 12-19-0 against the spread this season.
Against the spread as 5.5-point underdogs or more, the Cardinals are 11-14.
This year, 16 of Louisville's 31 games have gone over the point total.

Boston College Rank	Boston College AVG		Louisville AVG	Louisville Rank
315th	66.3	Points Scored	64.0	339th
177th	70.0	Points Allowed	75.6	324th
239th	30.9	Rebounds	29.9	283rd
200th	8.3	Off. Rebounds	7.7	255th
333rd	5.7	3pt Made	6.3	293rd
226th	12.5	Assists	9.3	362nd
198th	12.0	Turnovers	14.0	335th

Boston College vs Louisville Prediction & Pick

Boston College has to be licking its chops at the sight of this matchup. Louisville has been horrendous this year, proven by its 2-18 ACC record. The Cardinals are also terrible on both sides of the ball, averaging just 64.0 PPG (T-No. 330) while allowing 75.6 PPG (No. 306) for the 14th-worst average scoring margin in the country (minus-11.6).

Boston College might be coming off a loss, but it's still won three of its last four games. Two of those victories came against higher-ranked ACC (Virginia and Wake Forest), so defeating Louisville shouldn't be too much of a struggle. It also helps that the Eagles vanquished the Cardinals 75-65 at the end of January.

Louisville just isn't much of a threat to anyone. Back Boston College living to see another day.

Final Score Prediction: Boston College: 76 | Louisville: 64

Boston College vs Louisville Best Bet

There's a good chance that Louisville will be trailing by a decent margin at halftime. After all, the Cardinals are a bottom-40 team when it comes to both first-half points scored and allowed. They also trail by an average of 7.5 points at halftime, which is tied for the 12th-worst first-half scoring margin in the nation.

While Boston College's halftime scoring margin isn't special (minus-2.2, No. 256), the Eagles did lead by six points over the Cardinals at halftime in their last meeting. With how awful Louisville is looking, I don't see a different outcome incoming.

Bet: First-Half Spread — Boston College -2.5 (-118)

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