The Boston College Eagles (4-5) and the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-1) meet Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (NBC). Let's analyze college football odds around the Boston College vs. Notre Dame odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.
Notre Dame leads the all-time series 18-9 with 1 vacated win. The Fighting Irish have won the past 6 meetings, including a 25-10 victory in Chestnut Hill last season. The last time these teams met in South Bend in 2022, the Irish won 44-0. In the past 2 meetings at home, Notre Dame has outscored Boston College 84-7.
Boston College suffered a 31-24 loss at home against the Florida State Seminoles Saturday as
a 5.5-point underdog as the Over (53.5) cashed. The Eagles have lost 4 of the past 6 games, while the Under is 6-3 in 9 outings.
Notre Dame, No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings, topped the No. 7 Hurricanes Miami last week, 31-24, winning after a late-game controversial ruling when Hurricanes TE Elija Lofton appeared to have a game-tying touchdown, but he was ruled out of bounds. QB CJ Carr threw for 319 yards and 3 TDs against the Canes, while WR Micah Gilbert racked up 9 grabs for 98 yards and 2 TDs, and WR Jordan Faison posted 6 grabs for 77 yards and a score.
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Boston College at Notre Dame odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Boston College +2000 (bet $100 to win $2,000) | Notre Dame -8000 (bet $8,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Boston College +29.5 (-110) | Notre Dame -29.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 52.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Boston College at Notre Dame picks and predictions
Prediction
Notre Dame 45, Boston College 10
Moneyline
Notre Dame (-8000) will cost you 80 times your potential return. In other words, if you risk $100, a win would mean a $1.25 profit. There is never a reason to risk anywhere near that much for such a pittance.
PASS.
Against the spread
While NOTRE DAME -29.5 (-110) has posted a 1-4 ATS mark in the past 5 games, it is 2-1 ATS in the past 3 outings when favored by 22 or more points, including a 58-7 drubbing of Stanford in the home game prior to the Miami showdown.
Boston College has played Notre Dame tough over the years, but the past 2 trips to South Bend have seen the Eagles lose by an average of 38.5 points per game.
Over/Under
OVER 52.5 (-110) is worth playing lightly.
The Over has hit in 2 of the past 3 meetings in this series, and Notre Dame has scored 40+ in 4 of the past 5 in the series.
For BC, the Over is 3-1 in the past 4 outings, with the Eagles allowing at least 21 points in 6 straight contests, and all 8 games against FBS teams this season.
Notre Dame has cashed high in 5 of the past 6 games, going for 39.3 PPG this season to rank 10th in the nation. The concern with the Over isn't the Irish offense, it's the defense against Boston College's weak offense, so tread lightly.
Best prop bet
Notre Dame QB CJ CARR OVER 2.5 PASSING TDS (+134).
Carr is a good value for 3 passing TDs in this game at plus-money. The junior threw for 3 TDs against a much tougher Miami defense last week, and he has 3+ TDs at home in 3 of the past 4 tries.
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