ESPN gives game odds, prediction for Clemson basketball vs. Boston College

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Up next for Clemson basketball is a trip to Chestnut Hill to take on the Boston College Eagles in the Tigers’ penultimate game of the 2024-25 ACC regular season schedule.

The Tigers (24-5 overall, 16-2 ACC), who rose three spots to No. 11 in this week’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, are hoping to continue their torrid stretch of play away from home. Brad Brownell’s team has won seven straight road games since Clemson’s lone road loss in ACC play against the Louisville Cardinals. That was almost two months ago on Jan. 7.

In the Tigers’ 71-58 win over Virginia in Charlottesville on Saturday, senior Ian Schieffelin led Clemson with 21 points and 13 rebounds. The Tigers erased a 10-point deficit early in the second half to lead by as many as 15. Viktor Lakhin added 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Jaeden Zackery finished with 12 points.

Boston College (12-17, 4-14) sits third from last place in the ACC standings and has lost six of its last eight games, including an 82-71 loss to California in Berkeley last Saturday.

Ahead of Clemson vs. Boston College, ESPN Analytics’ Matchup Predictor, which offers a prediction model that’s based on its College Basketball Power Index ratings and other variables, gives the Tigers overwhelming odds to win Wednesday’s game: 90.8 percent to the Eagles’ 9.2 percent.

Tipoff for Clemson vs. Boston College is set for 7 p.m. ET Wednesday at Conte Forum. The game can be seen on ESPNU.

ESPN College Basketball Power Index sees Clemson continue to rise

The Tigers are No. 13 in ESPN’s BPI with a 16.6 overall rating. Clemson rose three spots in the ratings from this time last week and seven spots in the past two weeks. They rank one spot below the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans (24-5) and one spot ahead of the No. 13 Maryland Terrapins (22-7).

ESPN defines its BPI ratings as a “measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of performance going forward. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is.”

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Publish date : 2025-03-04 20:01:00

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