Massachusetts vs. Boston College

Boston College has won eight of the last 10 meetings with Massachusetts. UMass didn't fair well when stepping up last year, getting routed by NC State of the ACC as well as Tennessee of the SEC. They also had a quick exit from the NIT (0-1). The Minutemen are 2-6 ATS in their last eight neutral site games, and 0-4 ATS against the ACC. This is the opener for UMass, while Boston College has a game under its belt, an OT loss to Providence. The BC Eagles return a whopping 96% of their scoring and minutes from last year, while returning nearly 90% of their rebounds. Sophomore sensation Olivier Hanlan (15.4 ppg) runs the backcourt as last season's ACC Freshman of the Year along with power forward Ryan Anderson, who was named to the All-ACC third team last season. He averaged 14.9 points and eight rebounds per game, and is very good at drawing fouls and grabbing offensive rebounds. Grab the ACC team at this price in an area rivalry game. Play Boston College.