In what’s officially the 2018 season opener for the home team, the Massachusetts Minutemen (+18) and the Boston College Eagles (-18) will square off on the turf of Alumni Stadium. This crucial daytime matchup will commence at 1:00 p.m. ET and ACC Network will televise the action.
Massachusetts Minutemen vs. Boston College Eagles Betting Preview
In this Saturday game, Boston College has been projected as the heavy favorite and the team’s currently giving up 18 points. In order to take the home favorite, moneyline bettors would currently need to spend $1,500 to win $100 back on the Eagles (-1500). The Minutemen are getting +810 moneyline odds. Vegas has placed the over/under (O/U) at 64 points, and it appears that there might be multiple good live betting opportunities for this game.
The game’s total has moved a lot higher after initially being set at 60. The opening line of -18 has yet to change.
The Minutemen have gone 1-0 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Eagles are 0-0 SU.
Fueled by 304 passing yards per game and 141 rushing yards per game, the 2017 version of this Minutemen team was able to average 31.9 points per contest. The defensive unit gave up 33.8 points per game.
In games against non-conference competition, the Eagles passed for 137 yards per game and rushed for 222 per game on their way to 27.5 points per outing. When facing just ACC opponents, the offense registered 25.5 points per game by averaging 176 passing yards and 225 rushing yards. The Eagles defense allowed 23.3 PPG to non-conference foes and 22.1 to ACC teams in 2017
The Eagles should hold an edge in the trenches. Their offensive line allowed just 15 sacks last season while the D-line logged 25 sacks. The Minutemen offensive line gave up 46 sacks last year and their defense generated only 23 sacks.
Free Pick: Massachusetts Minutemen vs. Boston College Eagles
SU Winner – Boston College, ATS Winner – Massachusetts, O/U – Under
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The Minutemen created 19 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Eagles put up 24 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Minutemen put up 3.9 yards per carry last season while allowing a YPC of 4.9 to opponents.
The Eagles registered 4.6 yards per carry last season and gave up 4.8 yards per rush attempt to opponents.
The Minutemen O-line gave up 46 sacks last season. Their defense created 23 sacks.
Boston College quarterbacks were sacked 15 times last year. Their defense created 25 sacks
The Minutemen recorded 26 passing touchdowns last season.
The Eagles produced 16 passing touchdowns last season.
Neither team defense has recorded a sack this year.
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