Notre Dame-Boston College Preview

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Boston College Eagles will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Alumni Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Eagles listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Fighting Irish, while the game’s total is sitting at 45.
Jimmy Clausen threw for three touchdowns and 271 yards for Notre Dame but it was not enough as they lost 36-33 in OT to Pittsburgh in Week 10.
The Irish failed to cover the 5-point spread, while the final scored played OVER the day’s posted total of 48.
Chris Crane threw for 120 yards and one TD for the Boston College as they lost 27-21 to Clemson in Week 10.
The Eagles did not cover the 3-point spread, while the final score played OVER the day’s posted total of 42.
Current streak:
Boston College has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Notre Dame: 5-3 SU, 5-3
ATS
Boston College
: 5-3 SU, 3-4 ATS
Notre Dame most recently:
When playing in November are 6-4
When playing on turf are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 6-4
When playing outside the conference are 7-3

Boston College most recently:
When playing in November are 5-5
When playing on turf are 7-3
After being outgained are 7-3
When playing outside the conference are 10-0

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Notre Dame’s last 9 games on the road
Notre Dame is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Notre Dame is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Notre Dame’s last 5 games
Boston College is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Notre Dame
Boston College is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home
Boston College is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games
Boston College is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Notre Dame
Next up:
Notre Dame at Navy, Saturday, November 15
Boston College at Florida State, Saturday, November 15

 

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