Canceled: East Carolina vs Boston College 12/27/21 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

This game has been canceled due to a COVID outbreak for both teams. The Boston College Eagles and East Carolina Pirates meet Monday in the college football Military Bowl at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Boston College Eagles look to finish a game above a .500 record. The East Carolina Pirates look for a win after winning four of their last five games.

The Boston College Eagles have split their last six non-home games. Dennis Grosel is completing 57.8 percent of his passes for 1,216 yards, 6 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Zay Flowers and Trae Barry have combined for 1,108 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns, while Jaelen Gill has 24 receptions. The Boston College Eagles ground game is averaging 167 yards per contest, and Pat Garwo III leads the way with 1,045 yards and 7 touchdowns. Defensively, Boston College is allowing 22.2 points and 344.3 yards per game. Kam Arnold leads the Boston College Eagles with 61 tackles, Marcus Valdez has 5 sacks and Brandon Sebastian has 4 interceptions.

The East Carolina Pirates have split their last six non-home games. Holton Ahlers is completing 61.8 percent of his passes for 3,126 yards, 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Tyler Snead and CJ Johnson have combined for 1,375 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Audie Omotosho has 40 receptions. The East Carolina Pirates ground game is averaging 161.7 yards per contest, and Keaton Mitchell leads the way with 1,132 yards and 9 touchdowns. Defensively, East Carolina is allowing 26.3 points and 393.9 yards per game. Bruce Bivens leads the East Carolina Pirates with 57 tackles, Jeremy Lewis has 4 sacks and Ja’Quan McMillian has 5 interceptions.

The Eagles are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Pirates are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 non-conference games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 7-1 in Eagles last 8 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Pirates last 7 games overall.

This is likely going to be an ugly game between two subpar teams, but the Boston College Eagles defense is likely the deciding factor here. BC controls the trenches and has a pass defense that’s fourth best in college football. The one thing East Carolina does well is throw the ball (23rd best pass offense) and that’s going to be challenged by the Eagles. Boston College is also the more battle tested team here, coming from the ACC, and can really bully lesser talented teams from smaller conferences along the offensive and defensive lines. East Carolina has really struggled to find offensive success against the better teams on its schedule. I’ll lay the field goal.