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Boston College may not boast an impressive resume on the surface, but the Eagles (15-16) are in the midst of their best season in a decade.
And they should have little trouble picking up an easy win in Tuesday’s ACC Tournament opener against arguably the worst team in the conference.
As bad as Boston College has been in years, Louisville has been even worse in Kenny Payne’s first year at the helm.
Boston College vs Louisville prediction
(7 p.m. ET, ACCN)
The Cardinals (4-27) have lost four straight by at least 15 points entering Tuesday’s tilt and have been outscored by 12.1 points per game in conference play — the third-worst mark of any team in a Power 5 conference.
The biggest problem, among many things, is billing.
Louisville is near the bottom of the country in turnover rate (22.5 percent) and unforced turnover rate (11.9 percent), which has hampered an already anemic offense and given opponents easy scoring opportunities.
That was the problem in the team’s 10-point loss at Boston College, where the Cardinals coughed up 19 times and the Eagles scored 1.17 points per possession.
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It won’t get any easier Tuesday at a neutral site, which hasn’t gone well for Louisville so far.
The Cardinals have won their only four at home all season, averaging 16.7 points on the road and 25.7 points in three neutral-site games.
This shouldn’t be close.
Boston College vs. Louisville pick
Boston College -5.5 (BetMGM)