Syracuse basketball puts its three-game winning streak on the line when it heads to long-time opponent Boston College on Saturday afternoon.
Currently, these two Atlantic Coast Conference schools are heading in opposite directions. The Orange (12-5 overall, 3-1 in the ACC) has won three straight, while the Eagles (7-10 overall, 0-4 in the ACC) have dropped four consecutive league affairs.
In their all-time series together that dates back to the 1958-59 season, the 'Cuse is 60-27 against Boston College, per SU Athletics. At the time of this writing on Friday morning, Syracuse basketball had moved up to No. 60 in the NCAA NET rankings, and the Orange is 2-0 so far during the 2025-26 campaign in true road games.
The Eagles, meanwhile, are a lowly No. 181 in the NET and 6-3 in home games this season. Saturday's contest is a quadrant-three opportunity for the 'Cuse, and a match-up that Syracuse basketball can ill-afford to lose, even away from the JMA Wireless Dome.
How to watch Syracuse basketball at Boston College on Saturday.
The Orange and the Eagles are scheduled to tip off on Saturday, Jan. 17, beginning at 2:00 pm EST at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The ACC Network will air this conference clash.
To date this term, Boston College is one of the ACC's worst teams. Its resume isn't impressive, with wins over The Citadel, Temple, Hampton, Harvard, New Haven, Fairleigh Dickinson and Le Moyne. The Eagles have fallen to Florida Atlantic, Central Connecticut, Davidson, Tulane, LSU, UMass, Georgia Tech, N.C. State, Louisville and Clemson.
Boston College scores 67.9 points per game and allows 68.2 points. The Eagles also average 38.1 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 4.8 steals, 5.1 blocks and 10.8 turnovers per contest while making 39.9 percent from the field, 66.1 percent from the free-throw line and 29.3 percent from beyond the arc.
Syracuse basketball, conversely, scores 75.9 points per game and gives up 66.9 points. The Orange tallies averages of 35.9 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 6.8 steals, 6.7 blocks and 11.4 turnovers per game while connecting on 47.5 percent from the field, 62.8 percent from the charity stripe and 32.9 percent from downtown.