Miami vs. Boston College

It's first-round action in the ACC tournament from Washington, D.C., and Miami gets a fresh start after ending the regular season on a nine-game losing streak. During that run, they lost to North Carolina just 75-72 and 75-71 as underdogs of +4 and +14. The offense is seventh in the conference in scoring and shooting (.458), plus fourth from long range (.366) and the free throw line (.753), while the defense is seventh in field goal shooting allowed (.430). Miami is 24-11 ATS when the line is +3 to -3 and 25-11 ATS away from home versus teams that attempt 21+ treys per game, as well as 18-8 UNDER the total after allowing 80+ points. Boston College is 11th in the 15-team ACC in points scored (74.8 per game), while the defense is 10th in points surrendered (73.1 per game), 11th in field goal shooting allowed (.445), and 13th at defending beyond the arc (.356). BC is on a 2-4 SU/ATS run and is 11-23 ATS after covering two of its last three. Play Miami to cover and bet this one to stay UNDER the total.