Boston College vs. St. Johns Expert Picks
Tue November 18th ‘08 7:30p - Click Here for More Basketball Picks

Boston College prepares to take on the St. Johns Red Storm at the Conte Forum in a non conference battle this Tuesday on ESPN2. This is the East Regional final of the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament.

The Red Storm opened up their campaign with a nice win over LIU, and than looked good in the opening game of this tournament upending Cornell by a 86-75 count . Meanwhile, the Golden Eagles rolled over Central Connecticut by a 80- 65 count in their opener, and than followed that up with a impressive win against the Loyola Greyhounds , shooting 50.9 % from the field, and converted on 8 of 18 from beyond the arc . Now these two old rivals collide in a tilt, that promises to be a hard fought affair, at least for the first part of this game. As this contest progresses ,look for Al Skinners Golden Eagles to dominate and showcase a ACC side that is on the rise behind offensive catalyst Tyrese Rice.

Final notes & Key Trends: St.Johns has lost 6 straight meetings in this series and have failed to cover 5 straight vs ACC foes.

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