Notre Dame vs Boston College Prediction
I’ll stick with Notre Dame but I’m probably not touching it in reality. The line’s too thick to mess with. The Irish bagged a big statement win versus an excellent Miami squad over the weekend, notching 412 total yards, 22 first downs and no turnovers in the seven-point victory. The defense gave up 377 yards and 21 first downs but also had a couple of key takeaways. Notre Dame just has the lone blemish loss 28-24 versus BYU on the road this year; otherwise they’ve been perfect and should run the table the rest of the way.
As for Boston College, they couldn’t quite tame FSU in their last matchup, posting a couple of picks and 19 first downs in a seven-point loss. The Eagles went a solid 8-of-14 on third downs and gained 320 yards on offense, while the D gave up 22 first downs, 8-of-14 on third downs and 380 yards on the other side. It was a vast improvement over the 47-2 blowout loss to a great Duke squad the week before but still not getting it done in the win column. The Eagles will have a difficult time hanging around in this one.
Game Info, Stats and Previews
The Boston College Eagles and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish meet Saturday in college football action from Notre Dame Stadium. Here’s a collection of relevant information and reasoning for a sound Notre Dame vs Boston College prediction. We have looked at this information from a betting perspective and attempted to determine the best Notre Dame vs Boston College pick.
Boston College Eagles Betting Preview
The Eagles have been on something of a shaky run this year, but they’re still flirting with the .500 mark. Boston College kicked things off with a loss to Cincinnati, then beat Rutgers and Maine in the next pair. The Eagles would then lose a couple versus Virginia Tech and SMU before two wins against Pitt and Georgia Tech. Since then however, it’s been two more losses to Duke and Florida State. Over nine games this year that gives Boston College a 4-5 run.
In their last outing versus Florida State on Saturday the Eagles managed a couple of touchdowns in the first half but still went into the break trailing 21-17. Boston College had a lead 24-21 going into the final quarter but got blanked from there in an eventual loss 31-24. Quarterback Mason McKenzie was 15-of-27 for 166 yards, two scores and a pick. Bo MacCormack rushed 16 times for 105 yards and a TD while Nedrick Boldin had two grabs for 49 yards and a TD in the losing effort for the Eagles.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Preview
Over on the Notre Dame side, they’ve been pretty darn solid all year long. The Irish opened up the season on a nice win streak, taking out Wisconsin, Rice, Michigan State, Purdue, North Carolina and Stanford for a 6-0 start. Notre Dame took their first loss to BYU on October 17, then rebounded with a win over Navy on Halloween. In the first eight games that gave Notre Dame a 7-1 record in the books overall.
Matched up against Miami in primetime on Saturday night, the Irish posted a couple of touchdowns in the first half and went to the break up 17-3. Notre Dame would eventually build a 24-3 edge and held off the Hurricanes for a 31-24 thriller victory. QB CJ Carr finished with 319 yards and three scores on 29-of-40 passing. Notre Dame got 16 totes, 52 yards and a TD from Nolan James in the win.
Boston College Eagles @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish Betting Trends: Week 11
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 11, CJ Carr ranks 1st in the league for TD:INT ratio (21.00) this season.
Boston College Eagles Player Prop Facts
- Heading into Week 11, Javarius Green leads Boston College for receptions (31) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- Notre Dame is one of only two FBS teams to ranks top 10 in points per game and points allowed per game this season.
- Notre Dame ranks 3rd among FBS teams for yards allowed per game this season (251.9).
- Boston College ranks T7th among FBS teams for interceptions this season (12).
- Boston College ranks T131st among FBS teams for 4th down conversion percentage this season (30.0).