Louisville vs. Boston College betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 10

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The No. 20 Louisville Cardinals (11-4, 1-2 ACC) host the Boston College Eagles (7-8, 0-2 ACC) in a matchup of ACC teams at KFC Yum! Center, starting at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 10, 2026. The Eagles are 20.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total for the matchup is 148.5.

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Louisville Cover -20.5 vs Boston College -110

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Louisville vs. Boston College betting lines

  • Louisville moneyline odds to win: -5000
  • Boston College moneyline odds to win: +1600
  • Spread: Louisville (-20.5)
  • Total: 148.5

Louisville statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Louisville has done a better job covering the spread at home (6-3-0) than it has in road games (1-3-0).
  • In terms of point totals, the Cardinals hit the over more consistently when playing at home, as they’ve eclipsed the total four times in nine opportunities this season (44.4%). On the road, they have hit the over one time in four opportunities (25%).
  • Louisville has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 7-0 (1.000). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 1-2 (.333).

Recent trends

  • The Cardinals’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, scoring 85.2 points a contest compared to the 89.2 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Louisville’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (70.4) is 0.3 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (70.1).
  • While the Cardinals are hitting more threes per game over their past 10 contests (12.4 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (12.2), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (35.0% from deep over the last 10, 35.1% on the season).

Louisville betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-6-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 20.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 9-4-0; As Underdog: 0-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-2 (Home: 7-0; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (116th in nation) 39.5 (33rd) 39.5 (10th) 30.0 (131st) 18.1 (28th) 11.4 (170th)

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Boston College statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Boston College was better against the spread at home (8-9-0) than on the road (3-7-0) last season.
  • Eagles games went above the over/under less frequently at home (10 times out of 17) than away (seven of 10) last season.
  • In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Eagles had a better winning percentage at home (.455, 5-6 record) than away (.000, 0-10).

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Eagles are scoring 69.0 points per contest, compared to their season average of 69.5.
  • In its previous 10 games, Boston College is allowing 69.8 points per game, 2.4 more points than its season average (67.4).
  • In their previous 10 games, the Eagles are draining 7.9 three-pointers per contest, 0.3 more than their season average (7.6). They also sport a better three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (31.6%) compared to their season average (28.9%).

Boston College betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-11-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-9-0 (Home: 2-7-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-4 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-2; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.0 (349th in nation) 40.2 (49th) 35.5 (74th) 34.0 (311th) 11.1 (346th) 10.3 (81st)
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