The Boston College Eagles and the Army Black Knights meet in week 6 college football action from Michie Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Boston College Closing In On .500 Record

The Boston College Eagles will be looking to get back to .500 on the year after improving to 2-3 on the year after a 27-24 win over Virginia last time out. Thomas Castellanos has thrown for 1,092 yards, 10 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 58% passing while also leading the Eagles in rushing with 358 yards and 3 touchdowns. Kye Robichaux has 206 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. Lewis Bond leads BC with 23 receptions for 350 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns while Ryan O’Keefe also has 23 catches for 235 yards. Another three eagles have 100+ receiving yards this season. On defense, Vinny DePalma has a team-high 40 total tackles while Neto Okpala and Shitta Sillah each have a pair of sacks.

Boston College Eagles Team Facts

Boston College has lost each of its last 10 road games in October.
Boston College has failed to cover the spread in each of its last six games against non-conference opponents.
Boston College has lost the first half in three of its last four games against opponents from the FBS Independents.
Each of Boston College’s last nine games have gone OVER the total points line.

Army Falls Back To .500

The Army Black Knights come into this game off of a bye week, but last time we saw the Black Knights, they took the L against Syracuse by a final score of 29-16 to drop to 2-2 on the year. Bryson Daily has thrown for 592 yards, 5 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 48.3% passing while also rushing for 275 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead Army and Hayden Reed also has 159 rushing yards. Isaiah Alston leads the Black Knights’ receiving group with 266 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Noah Short has a team-high 11 receptions for 192 yards and 2 TDs this season. On defense, Leo Lowin has a team-high 20 total tackles while Jimmy Ciarlo has 3 sacks. As a unit, Army’s defense has combined for 9 sacks and 3 interceptions this season.

Army Black Knights Team Facts

Army has won 20 of its last 22 games against non-AP-ranked teams at Michie Stadium.
Army has covered the spread in nine of its last 10 games.
Army has lost the first half in three of its last four games against opponents from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Each of Army’s last four games as a home favorite have gone OVER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

Army was one of only 14 FBS teams to lose 3+ games when leading at HT last season.
Army was one of only 27 FBS teams to lose 2+ games when leading after Q3 last season.
Boston College was one of only 26 FBS teams to win 2+ games when trailing after Q3 last season.
Boston College was one of only 27 FBS teams to lose 2+ games when leading after Q3 last season.

Chris’ Pick

I’m looking at Army here. Boston College has been solid lately and have been putting up some significant outputs offensively, but they also struggle defensively in the one area that Army’s bread is buttered, and that’s on the ground. Army’s top-15 in rushing yards per game and BC is 98th in rush defense. Army’s defense is solid across the board and I just think that Boston College has trouble slowing down Army, to the point that Army wins this one by a touchdown. Give me Army laying the points.