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Rogers' 10* ACC TOP TICKET >> 3-0 Hoops SWEEP on Sunday!
(NCAAB) Boston College vs. Florida State,
Point Spread: -19.00 | -106.00 Florida State (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -19.00 | -106.00 Florida State (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up: The 9-18 Boston College Eagles take their 2-12 ACC record on the road to play the 21-6 Florida State Seminoles, who are 9-5 in ACC play and currently rank 17th in the latest AP poll (new poll will be out prior to tip-off).
Boston College: Head coach Jim Christian's star shown brightly at Kent State, where he averaged 22.8 wins per season in a six-year stint (two NCAA appearances). That got him the TCU job were he flopped miserably, going 56-73 in four years. He returned to the MAC with Ohio U. and won 24 and 25 games in two seasons but then it was off to BC and the results have been 'ugly.' He was 13-19 his first season, 7-25 last year ahe future, as Robinson averages 19.1-3.9-3.1 and Bowman 14.1-4.7-2.9. However, it seems highly unlikely that Christian will be around too much longer, as BC limps into Tallahassee on a 10-game losing skid.
Florida State: The Seminoles have mostly been known for their defense in the Leonard Hamilton era but FSU has found an offense this season, averaging 83.6 PPG (16th). A trio of guards start, including leading scorer Bacon (16.8), PG Rathan-Mayes (10.3 & 4.7 APG) and Macon (9.1). Up front, 6-10 freshman Isaac (12.7 & 7.7), who figures to be a "one & done," is joined by the 7-1 Ojo (5.3 & 2.5). FSU returns home off a two-game road swing in which the team lost to Notre Dame and Pitt, falling from a tie atop the ACC with North Carolina. The fall has been dramatic, as the Seminoles enter this game alone in fifth-place in the top-heavy ACC.
The pick: It's time to 'get well' against a Boston College team which didn't play a true road game until January and is 0-6 SU on the ACC road. FSU's road struggles are real (5-6 SU) but they are 16-0 at the Donald L. Tucker Center, going 10-3-1 ATS while outscoring lined opponents 91.6-to-70.6 PPG. Florida State has won five straight meetings with Boston College, including a 22-point decision in the first round of last season's conference tournament. Another 'three-TD' win (or more), is the expected result in this one. FSU is a 10* play.
Boston College: Head coach Jim Christian's star shown brightly at Kent State, where he averaged 22.8 wins per season in a six-year stint (two NCAA appearances). That got him the TCU job were he flopped miserably, going 56-73 in four years. He returned to the MAC with Ohio U. and won 24 and 25 games in two seasons but then it was off to BC and the results have been 'ugly.' He was 13-19 his first season, 7-25 last year ahe future, as Robinson averages 19.1-3.9-3.1 and Bowman 14.1-4.7-2.9. However, it seems highly unlikely that Christian will be around too much longer, as BC limps into Tallahassee on a 10-game losing skid.
Florida State: The Seminoles have mostly been known for their defense in the Leonard Hamilton era but FSU has found an offense this season, averaging 83.6 PPG (16th). A trio of guards start, including leading scorer Bacon (16.8), PG Rathan-Mayes (10.3 & 4.7 APG) and Macon (9.1). Up front, 6-10 freshman Isaac (12.7 & 7.7), who figures to be a "one & done," is joined by the 7-1 Ojo (5.3 & 2.5). FSU returns home off a two-game road swing in which the team lost to Notre Dame and Pitt, falling from a tie atop the ACC with North Carolina. The fall has been dramatic, as the Seminoles enter this game alone in fifth-place in the top-heavy ACC.
The pick: It's time to 'get well' against a Boston College team which didn't play a true road game until January and is 0-6 SU on the ACC road. FSU's road struggles are real (5-6 SU) but they are 16-0 at the Donald L. Tucker Center, going 10-3-1 ATS while outscoring lined opponents 91.6-to-70.6 PPG. Florida State has won five straight meetings with Boston College, including a 22-point decision in the first round of last season's conference tournament. Another 'three-TD' win (or more), is the expected result in this one. FSU is a 10* play.
