The Boston College Eagles (3-7) are seeking to end a six-game losing streak as they take on the No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-1). The IndFBS’s leading passer, DeShone Kizer (2,042 yards, 16 TDs), will be featured in this contest. It will begin Saturday, Nov 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET and can be seen on NBCS.
In its last game before the bye, Boston College fell to North Carolina State 24-8. David Dudeck had a good game in the loss, registering seven receptions for 81 yards. Notre Dame is hoping for another victory like last week’s performance, when it won big over Wake Forest 28-7. Josh Adams had a great game running the ball for the Fighting Irish, rushing for 141 yards and one TD on 17 attempts.
Notre Dame is a 16-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is currently unavailable.
Heading into Week 12 of the college football season, the Eagles are 3-7 Straight Up (SU) and 4-5-1 Against The Spread (ATS). In the past five games, Boston College is 0-5 SU and 2-3 ATS. During their last five games, the Eagles gave up 233.0 passing yards per game. The Fighting Irish will need to stop Boston College’s defense from getting to their quarterback in order to be successful in this game. The Eagles rank 12th in the nation in sacks with 2.9 per game.
Over on the other sideline, the Fighting Irish have 9-1 SU and 7-3 ATS records this season. In the previous five games, Notre Dame has a record of 5-0 SU and 3-2 ATS. The Fighting Irish may be able to focus their attention on other areas, because Boston College’s passing game has not been reliable this year. The Eagles rank 124th in the nation with 123.4 passing yards per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Notre Dame, ATS Winner – Notre Dame
Notes
Boston College is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston College’s last 8 games.
Boston College is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
Boston College is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston College’s last 5 games at home.
Boston College is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Notre Dame.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston College’s last 5 games when playing Notre Dame.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston College’s last 5 games when playing at home against Notre Dame.
Notre Dame is 8-0 SU when leading at the start of the 4th quarter this season. Boston College is 3-0 SU when leading after three quarters.
Remarkably, Boston College is winless (0-5) SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, yet 3-2 SU when losing the turnover battle.
The Boston College defense has forced an average of 2.4 turnovers over its last five games, but Notre Dame is 2-1 SU this season when turning the ball over at least 2.0 times in a game.
The Boston College rushing attack is ranked only 93rd in the country, while the Notre Dame run defense is ranked 61st. The Fighting Irish run game is ranked just 23rd, compared to the first-ranked rush defense of the Eagles.
