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The 18th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Boston College Eagles square off in a non-conference matchup on Saturday afternoon.
The Eagles (3-7) are coming off a 21-20 road win over the NC State Wolfpack last Saturday. The Fighting Irish (7-3) have won four straight games since their home win last Saturday against the Navy Midshipmen 35-32.
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Boston College Eagles vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Match Details
Fixture: Boston College Eagles vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Date & Time: Saturday, November 129 2:30 p.m EDT
Venue: Notre Dame Bowl, Notre Dame, Indiana
The Eagles have been brutal offensively, as they have scored 19 points on 321 total yards per game thus far. Senior quarterback Phil Jurkovec is currently 88th in the country at this level with 1,711 yards while having an 11:8 touchdown-to-interception ratio. They also have an excellent wide receiver in senior Xay Flowers as he has 67 catches for 921 yards (13.7 yards per reception) with 10 receiving touchdowns.
Defensively, they are struggling as they are giving up 28.8 points per game and allowing teams to run for 157 yards per game against them. They have not been able to apply pressure and force turnovers as they have 20 sacks as a team and seven interceptions as well as five fumble recoveries throughout the entire season.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have not had any problems scoring the ball as they are averaging 29.7 points on 374.7 total yards per game. A huge factor is their ability to run the football, with sophomore running back Audric Estime, coming in with 125 carries for 711 yards (5.7 yards per attempt) and nine rushing touchdowns as well as six catches for 96 yards (16 yards per reception). Sophomore quarterback Drew Pyne has been doing extremely well as he is completing 63.1 percent of his passes for 1,547 yards with 18 touchdowns and five interceptions.
Their defense has stepped up with 22.3 points per game this season, holding the defense to 137.8 rushing yards allowed per game thus far. They have six interceptions and a pair of fumble recoveries as well as 29 sacks this year.
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Boston College Eagles vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Betting Odds
Boston College Eagles vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Pick
This number is way too high for an offense that likes to run the ball. Drew Pyne is averaging 156.7 passing yards in his last three games, so it's not like they are going to do well enough out wide to break tackles and have huge chunk plays.
Boston College is giving up 209.3 passing yards per game so they are defending it well.
Best Pick: Drew Pyne Under 222.5 Passing Yards (-130)
Boston College Eagles vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Prediction
This Boston College defense is going to keep them in this game as they are allowing 23.7 points in their previous three games while Notre Dame is giving up 22.8 points in their last four games.
The Eagles have covered the spread in five of their last seven road games against the Fighting Irish so go with Boston College to cover the spread here.
Final Prediction: Boston College Eagles +20.5 (-110)
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