Notre Dame vs. Boston College: Prediction, pick, spread, football odds, live stream, TV channel, watch online

Notre Dame continues to make its presence felt within the Faculty Soccer Playoff Rankings, and that continued this week with a No. 18 rating after bettering to 7-3 with a win in opposition to Navy. Now aiming to maintain that momentum rolling, the Preventing Irish host Boston Faculty in South Bend on Saturday afternoon. This would be the remaining house sport for Notre Dame, and it comes not in opposition to a standard rival however definitely a well-recognized one. These two groups have performed 26 instances since 1975 and performed yearly from 1992-2004, with Notre Dame holding a 17-9 edge within the sequence that features eight straight wins.   

The Preventing Irish have received seven of eight since beginning 0-2, with two wins in opposition to groups at present within the prime 15 of the CFP Rankings (Clemson, North Carolina) and two wins in opposition to groups that have been ranked within the AP ballot on the time (Syracuse, BYU). First-year coach Marcus Freeman has guided this workforce by harm points and disappointing losses to now have an opportunity to complete the season in a premier bowl sport with a pair extra wins. 

Boston Faculty, then again, isn’t monitoring in the direction of a bowl sport having already misplaced seven video games this season, however this Eagles workforce continues to be battling as evident by a second-half comeback win at NC State simply final week. Jeff Hafley’s group has handled tons of harm points as effectively, but when final week is any indication, the Eagles can nonetheless be a harmful workforce in opposition to ranked opponents.   

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Notre Dame has thrived in opposition to the ACC: When the ACC introduced that Notre Dame was becoming a member of the convention as a full member in all sports activities however soccer, the 2 convention additionally introduced the creation of a scheduling settlement with the Preventing Irish that will function a handful of video games in opposition to ACC opponents. Whereas the settlement has offered some memorable on-campus showdowns for a number of ACC packages, the outcomes have been decidedly tilted in Notre Dame’s favor, Since coming into the scheduling settlement in 2014, Notre Dame is 39-7 in opposition to the ACC groups, and the Preventing Irish are at present driving a 27-game regular-season successful streak in opposition to ACC opponents. 

Boston Faculty QB Phil Jurkovec injured heading into battle vs. former workforce: Jurkovec transferred to Boston Faculty from Notre Dame after his sophomore season in 2019 and informed The Boston Globe again in August that he was “disenchanted by some stuff” from his time with this system. Any points that Jurkovec and his household might need with Brian Kelly do not resonate as a lot now that the previous Notre Dame head coach is now at LSU, but it surely’s nonetheless this system he joined proper out of highschool that left him feeling disenchanted, prompting a career-altering switch to Boston Faculty. If Jurkovec have been 100% wholesome, there would possible be extra hype heading into this potential “revenge sport” spot. Nonetheless, Jurkovec has not performed since being knocked out of a loss to UConn on Oct. 29. Freshman Emmett Morehead has gone 1-1 as a starter instead of Jurkovec, dropping by seven factors to Duke at house, then main a two-touchdown comeback at NC State on the highway final week. 

Formally, Jurkovec is listed because the beginning quarterback on the Boston Faculty depth chart for this week. Nonetheless, Hafley additionally mentioned he is in concussion protocol and “preventing to return again” from “a bunch of different accidents.” So it will not be till sport time after we know whether or not this showdown may have a revenge storyline at play.  

Deep working again room helps energy Notre Dame’s offense: Accidents at quarterback and large receiver have prompted a return to the run sport in 2022 for the Preventing Irish offense, and fortuitously this workforce has a deep working again room that was able to step as much as the problem. Notre Dame is the one energy convention workforce within the nation with three working backs logging 85 or extra carries this season, with Audric Estime (125), Logan Diggs (125) and Chris Tyree (87) main a floor assault that has topped 200 dashing yards in a sport 5 instances this season. 

watch Notre Dame vs. Boston Faculty stay

Date: Saturday, Nov. 19 | Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
Location: Notre Dame Stadium — South Bend, Indiana
TV: NBC | Dwell stream: fuboTV (Strive without cost)

Notre Dame vs. Boston Faculty prediction, picks

Notre Dame had some flaws in its 35-32 win in opposition to Navy, however the Preventing Irish additionally had the higher hand for a lot of the afternoon. The best way Navy shut down Notre Dame’s run sport and continued to maneuver the ball ought to be regarding, however the Preventing Irish additionally jumped out to a 14-0 benefit and by no means gave up the lead, offering solutions each time Navy made a push. I believe there was some additional preparation in retailer for this house stretch in opposition to Boston Faculty and USC, and a few of that preparation will repay in a extra well-rounded exhibiting on Saturday.  Prediction: Notre Dame -21

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