Boston College at Penn State

Matchup Simulation Stats

• This game has been simulated 38 times.
• Penn State (2013) has won 20 times (52.6% of the time), won by > 20 pts 4 times (10.5% of the time)
• BC (2013) has won 18 times (47.4% of the time), won by > 20 pts 3 times (7.9% of the time)
• The average score is Penn State (2013): 63.3 - BC (2013): 62.4, decided by < 5 pts 10 times (26.3% of the time)
• The game has gone into overtime 0 times (0.0% of the time)

Pence's Quick Thoughts

Is Penn State better than Bryant?  Yep. 

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Penn State hosts BC for the second consecutive year in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, in what has become known as the "Flaming Bus 500."

Penn State takes on a young Boston College team (2-5) at the BJC tonight at 9:15pm. The Nittany Lions faced Steve Donahue's squad in last year's Big Ten/ACC Challenge, beating the Eagles on their own floor 62-54. This is Penn State's 12th Challenge appearance all-time, and they have won four of their last five in this competition.

If Penn State, who just defeated a decent Bucknell team is in for a rough season without Tim Frazier, then what does a healthy BC losing to Bryant University say about them? While the Eagles have defeated a major-conference team in Auburn (which is grasping at straws, to be honest), Donahue's third go-round appears to be a non-starter. However, that isn't to say the Eagles are completely devoid of talent.

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