Notre Dame Hosts Boston College After Miami Upset

Notre Dame meets Boston College at Notre Dame Stadium with a chance to build on last week’s 31-24 victory over Miami. The Eagles are coming off a 31-24 loss to Florida State and have dropped their past two games.

The Irish have won two straight and are 4-0 at home this season. Boston College is 1-3 on the road. Notre Dame has also won the teams’ past 10 meetings and leads the all-time series 19-9.

The listed spread is Notre Dame minus 29.5, with the total set at 51.5 points. The model’s projection calls for 52 combined points, favoring the over. Five of Notre Dame’s past six games and three of Boston College’s past four have gone over the total.

The projection puts Boston College quarterback Mason McKenzie at about 180 passing yards and one touchdown. He has thrown for 1,616 yards and 10 touchdowns this season, with eight interceptions. Notre Dame quarterback C.J. Carr is projected for 270 yards and two touchdowns; he has 2,168 passing yards, 21 touchdowns and one interception this year.