Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Boston College Eagles Picks and Prediction for Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Use Code WWWC ACC action on Wednesday from Chestnut Hill features a Pitt vs. Boston College prediction. Both teams are 8-10 overall and 1-4 in the ACC. These teams met just once last season, with Pitt winning 93-67 at home. The Panthers had their first conference win over Georgia Tech (89-66) on Jan. 14 as a 1.5-point favorite on the road and then reality struck on Saturday, when they were crushed 100-59 at home against Louisville. BC had lost four straight games by an average of 14 points before facing Syracuse at home on Saturday, and upset the Orange 81-73 in overtime as a 6.5-point dog. Check out more free College Basketball picks and NBA predictions at Winners and Whiners.
Pitt suffers its worst loss in Jeff Capel's tenure
It's one thing to lose at home to a good Louisville team, but it's another to lose by 41 points at home to a team that was 2-3 in the ACC coming into Saturday's contest. It was the worst loss suffered by Pitt with Jeff Capel as head coach. The Panthers had just one player score double digits and that was Brandin Cummings, who had 11 points. Pitt was held to 38% shooting from the field and 29% (7-of-24) from long range.
Cummings leads the Panthers with 13.5 points per game, while shooting 45.2% from the field. Cameron Corhen adds 12.7 points and 7.8 rebounds, while shooting 53.7% from the field. Pitt is limited offensively as they are averaging just 73.3 points per game (301st) and allowing teams to shoot 45% from the field against them (251st).
According to KenPom, Pittsburgh is ranked 96th overall, 83rd in Adjusted Offensive Efficiency, and 121st in Adjusted Defense.
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Payne leads Eagles to upset win
Fred Payne scored 26 points to lead BC to an 81-73 upset win in overtime over Syracuse on Saturday from Chestnut Hill. The Eagles shot just 41% from the field, but they shot 40% (8-of-20) from beyond the arc, committing just seven turnovers, while forcing 17. This was a big win for the Eagles and Earl Grant, one of many coaches on the hot seat coming into this season.
Payne leads the Eagles with 14.8 points on 40.6% shooting (36.5% 3pt), while Donald Hand Jr. adds 14.2 points and 4.9 rebounds (31.8% FG), 22.9% 3pt). Shooting has been an issue for Boston College, which ranks 354th in field goal percentage (40%), 344th in three-point shooting (29.8%), and 342nd in free throw percentage (66%).
KenPom has 149th overall, 279th in Adjusted Offensive Efficiency and 57th in Adjusted Defense.
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Pittsburgh vs. Boston College Pick and Prediction
- Boston College +2.5 (4 units)
It's hard to trust either team right now, but the Eagles have better players, such as Fred Payne and Donald Hand Jr., who have underachieved. BC defends better at home, holding teams to just 39% from the field and 28.9% from long range. Pitt is shooting just 29% from three-point range on the road. The Panthers' defense has been awful all season, allowing opponents to shoot 45% from the field, while the Eagles are solid against the 3 and overall. Boston College's defense will be the difference in this matchup.
Over/Under Pick for Pitt vs. BC
- Under 134.5 (5 units)
Neither team wants to run-and-gun. Boston College ranks 282nd in Adjusted Tempo according to KenPom, while Pitt ranks 331st. Boston College has gone under in five of their last seven games. Boston College is not likely to win a shootout. They are a methodical team that wins with defense. They average just 68.6 points per game to rank 347th and shoot just 40% from the field to rank 354th.
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