In the Servpro First Responder Bowl, the No. 22 Boston College Eagles are underdogs as they prepare to take on the No. 23 Boise State Broncos. This afternoon matchup will start at 1:30 p.m. ET and fans can watch the action on ESPN.
Boston College Eagles at Boise State Broncos Betting Preview
In this Wednesday game, Boise State is getting picked as the favorite and is currently giving up 3 points. The Eagles are also receiving +120 moneyline odds while the Broncos are -140. Oddsmakers have determined the over/under (O/U) to be 55 points, and should one team finds paydirt early on, it will probably create a decent live betting opportunity.
Odds have moved from where they were originally posted. The opening line was -4 and the game’s O/U hasn’t changed after being set initially at 55.
The Eagles are 7-5 against the spread (ATS) and are down 2.1 units so far in 2018. The team’s posted an O/U mark of 6-6. The Broncos have lost 0.8 units this season. The team is 7-5-1 ATS and has an O/U record of 5-7-1.
The Eagles have gone 7-5 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Broncos are 10-3 SU.
The Eagles hope to get back on track after a 42-21 defeat to Syracuse on November 24 in which Anthony Brown completed just 17-of-37 passes for 251 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. AJ Dillon (56 rushing yards on 12 attempts) led the ground attack while Michael Walker (three receptions, 32 yards) and Tommy Sweeney (three catches, 59 yards) shared the receiving duties in the defeat.
Back on December 1, Fresno State got the win against this Boise State crew by a score of 19-16. Brett Rypien completed 15-of-31 passes for 125 yards and one touchdown. Alexander Mattison (200 rushing yards on 40 attempts, one TD) and the signal-caller Rypien (six yards on 12 carries) led the running game as A.J. Richardson (five receptions, 21 yards) and Sean Modster (four catches, 45 yards, one TD) led the pass-catching attack in the loss.
Boston College has run the ball on 62.3 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Boise State has a rush percentage of 53.0 percent. The Eagles have run for 189 yards per game and have 23 scores on the ground this year. The Broncos are putting up 168 rushing yards per game and have 24 total rush TDs.
The Eagles offensive scheme has tallied 215 yards/contest through the air overall and has 25 passing TDs so far. The Broncos have put up 292 pass yards per game and have 31 total pass scores.
Defensively, Boston College has allowed 148 rush yards and 248 pass yards per game. The Boise State defense has given up 233.0 yards per game to opposing passers and 122.9 yards per game to opposing runners. The Eagles are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of just 4.82 to opposing QBs, while the Broncos have given up a 6.56 ANY/A.
Offensively, Brown is up to 1,824 passing yards this season, and has completed 56 percent of his 249 attempts with 19 scores through the air and seven interceptions. He’s got a 6.73 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 5.40 over the last two games.
Brett Rypien has completed 278-of-415 passes for 3,395 yards, 29 TDs and seven INTs for Boise State. His ANY/A stands at 7.87 for the year and 6.49 over his past two games.
Free Pick: Boston College Eagles vs. Boise State Broncos
SU Winner – Boston College, ATS Winner – Boston College, O/U – Under
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Boise State has lost five fumbles this season while Boston College has lost 10.
The Boise State defense has recorded 39 sacks on the year while Boston College has just 33.
Boston College has averaged 2.1 yards per rush attempt over its last three games and 2.8 over its last two.
Boise State has averaged 4.6 yards per carry over its last three contests and 4.2 over its past two.
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