Notre Dame Gets Back on Winning Track Against Boston College
Things are looking grim for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but they have a chance to get back in the win column this week when the play the Boston College Eagles. The college football odds makers at BetMania have set the line for this game and they have Notre Dame as small 2.5 point favorites.
After winning the first game of the season against Purdue, Notre Dame has lost three straight, and although it is early in the season, the bowl future is looking bleak. The chances would look much better if they could string some wins together, starting with the game this week against Boston College.
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Notre Dame was no match for Stanford in their last game. The Notre Dame defense forced some turnovers but could not do much with them, as they lost the game by a final score of 37-14.
The first year under head coach Brian Kelly has not gone as planned and the Irish have lost seven of their last eight games dating back to last year. Quarterback Dayne Crist threw for 304 yards in the loss and is adjusting well to the new offense, but the Irish are still losing ball games. Thankfully they face another team this week that has their share of problems.
Boston College started the season off with a few solid wins against mediocre opposition, but the minute they faced a true test in Virginia Tech, they were beaten soundly. The Boston College offense had some drives against Virginia Tech, but they failed when they got close to the red zone.
Missed opportunities and turnovers were the reason the Eagles got the first loss of the season.
The end result was not only a loss, but a shutout for the first time since 1998. Because of this BC will have a quarterback change early in the season. Eagles coach Frank Spaziani as already informed the media that he will start a new quarterback against Notre Dame.
David Shinskie was benched in the last game and will not start against the Irish. Instead sophomore Mike Marscovetra or freshman Chase Rettig will get the nod. This is a sure sign that the Eagles are in a rebuilding phase.
Notre Dame is desperate for a win and although they are on the road they catch the Eagles at the right time. The Eagles are struggling to find a leader on the field and get some offensive consistency.
The Eagles are 5-12 against the spread (ATS) in their last 17 home games against a team with a losing road record, and 0-7 ATS in their last seven games overall.
Notre Dame is 6-2 ATS in their last eight games as a road favorite, and 20-9 ATS in their last 29 games in October. Finally the road team is 5-2 ATS in their last seven meetings and the Irish beat up on the Eagles.
The Irish get the win when they need it most.
Notre Dame 31 - Boston College 17
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