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Notre Dame vs Boston College game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 12 game on Saturday, November 19

Notre Dame vs Boston College prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 12, Saturday, November 19

Notre Dame vs Boston College Prediction, Game Preview

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Notre Dame vs Boston College How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 19
Game Time: 2:30 ET
Venue: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
How To Watch: NBC Peacock
Record: Notre Dame (7-3), Boston College (3-7)
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Why Boston College Will Win

Where did that come from?

In the midst of a disastrous season, Boston College pulled out a shocker in a 21-20 win over NC State on the road. QB Phil Jurkovec was out – he’s questionable for this – but Emmett Morehead threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns and the defense came up with four takeaways to pull if off.

Now they have to do that all over again.

There’s no running game whatsoever, but the passing attack should bomb away and keep firing. There won’t be anything happening down the field, but the short, quick throws need to keep the Irish defensive back seven on its heels. However …

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Why Notre Dame Will Win

Welcome to South Bend, Indiana in mid-November.

It’s going to be windy, it’s going to be really cold, and none of it aligns with a Boston College offense that doesn’t run at all and can’t get the O moving without coming up with at least 300 yards through the air.

Boston College is 3-1 when throwing for 300 and 0-6 when it doesn’t. Notre Dame only allowed 300 yards once, giving up 301 yards in the win over North Carolina.

As long as there aren’t a slew of turnovers, the Irish should be fine.

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What’s Going To Happen

Notre Dame should be able to roll without a problem.

The offense won’t be smooth, but the ground game should be able to come up with 200 yards, the offense will methodically come up with enough points to get by, and in the cold and wind – the defense will take care of the rest.

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Notre Dame vs Boston College Prediction, Line

Notre Dame 35, Boston College 14
Line: Notre Dame -20.5, o/u: 42.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3.5
Notre Dame vs Boston College Must See Rating (out of 5): 2.5

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Notre Dame vs Boston College Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 14
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA
Network: ABC

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Why Notre Dame Will Win

This is really that good a Notre Dame team.

It might not be flashy, and it might not have a whole slew of recognizable names, but as it showed against Clemson, the lines are terrific, the passing game works, the running game has pop, and the team took shot after shot and came out with the win.

It starts with something simple – owning third downs.

The offense leads the ACC in third down conversions, the defense leads the ACC in third down stops, and the methodical production keeps on coming – the team leads the ACC in time of possession.

There aren’t a lot of penalties, turnovers aren’t a problem, and the run defense will hold BC to fewer than 75 yards. However …

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Why Boston College Will Win

The Boston College ground game is getting better, but that’s because it played Georgia Tech and Syracuse in the last three games. No, the offense doesn’t need to grind it out – and it won’t – but it’s going to start slinging and keep throwing.

Notre Dame transfer Phil Jurkovec has been terrific for the Eagles, hitting 200 yards or more in every game but the win over Georgia Tech, and that’s because the team ran the ball.

Clemson didn’t run a lick on the Irish – Travis Etienne and company were held to 34 net yards – and it came within a defensive stop of pulling off the win because DJ Uiagalelei threw for 439 yards in his second start.

Jurkovec isn’t as talented as Uiagalelei, but he’s got the poise, the coaching, and the offense to keep on pushing the relatively untested Irish secondary.

And then there’s history. For people of certain ages …

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What’s Going To Happen

In 2002, Notre Dame was 8-0 and coming off a huge road win at Florida State. The next week … Boston College 14, Notre Dame 7.

In 1993, Notre Dame was 10-0 and on the way to the national championship after stopping Florida State and Charlie Ward in a legendary game in South Bend. The next week … Boston College 41, Notre Dame 39.

This Boston College program has broken hearts before, and …

A whole lot of players on the 2020 Fighting Irish weren’t alive in 2002, and all of them were years away from being on this planet when Pete Mitchell caught a gajillion passes on the way to the upset in ’93.

This is a good enough Eagle team to keep it close and throw a scare into the Irish – who now have a College Football Playoff spot there for the taking if they can keep on winning – but Notre Dame’s lines will take over as the game goes on.

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Notre Dame vs Boston College Prediction, Line

Notre Dame 30, Boston College 26
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Boston College -13.5, o/u: 49.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 4

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Notre Dame vs. Boston College Fearless Prediction, Game Preview

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Notre Dame vs. Boston College Broadcast

Date: Saturday, November 23
Game Time: 2:30 ET
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
Venue: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Network: NBC

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Why Boston College Will Win

Start running, keep running, and hope it all keeps on working.

Boston College doesn’t do the Navy option thing – the Midshipmen took off for 281 yards last week in the loss – but it can certainly power away like Michigan was able to do for 303 yards and three scores back in Ann Arbor a few weeks ago.

AJ Dillon keeps on being AJ Dillon.

The big, bruising back has carried the offense that lost its passing game when Anthony Brown went down. He was held in check by Clemson, but he’s hit everyone else for well over 100 yards in each of the last seven games behind an offensive line that’s blasting away for the nation’s fifth-best ground game.

That’s the only way this works. BC has to own the clock, convert on third down chances – it’s hitting on 46% of its tries – and slow the game down a bit.

The Eagles don’t turn the ball over, they don’t beat themselves, and they don’t wear down, but …

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Why Notre Dame Will Win

Yeah, Dillon and the ground game might be amazing, but the Eagles aren’t able to do much when opposing passing attacks are hitting the big plays.

The BC secondary continues to have a really, really tough time against decent quarterbacks.

Ian Book has been a bit up-and-down with his passing throughout the year, but he was brilliant to close out the Virginia Tech win, threw for four scores against Duke, and last week was a sharp 16-of-22 or 305 yards and five scores.

He does have four picks in his last three games – and BC can take the ball away – but there’s absolutely no Eagle pass rush to worry about, and he’ll be able to bomb away at will.

BC has allowed a whopping ten yards or more per pass in three of its last I’ve games – all losses – and gave up 16 touchdown passes in its last six outings.

Book will bomb away, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

The Irish aren’t going to screw up enough.

Book interceptions over the previous weeks aside, the Irish just don’t make a whole lot of mistakes. The defense has been good enough to clean up the mess more often than not – it’s third in the nation in takeaways.

Dillon and the Eagles will be tough, they’ll stay in the game with a few big long drives, but it won’t be enough to overcome a pass defense that will once again be a major letdown.

Notre Dame vs. Boston College Prediction, Line

Notre Dame 37, Boston College 20
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Notre Dame -19.5, o/u: 63.5
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
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