Notre Dame at Boston College - 2017 Matchup Preview

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Boston College Eagles

Saturday, September 16th 2017 (3:30 PM EDT)
Notre Dame -14 (53.0) (0) Open: 0.0
Notre Dame 49 - Boston College: 20

Fighting Irish (10 - 3) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 42 - 18 (38 - 17 on Road)
'17 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

BC 2nd straight Home Game
Our Line: -5.5 (SP+ ND -16)
Projected Score: ND: 36 - BC: 22 (58)
ND Win prob: 86% | Cover: 55%
ND Travel: 774 miles

Eagles (7 - 6) (8 - 4 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 25 - 33 (26 - 32 @ Home)
'17 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
ND Players
BC Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Notre Dame's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Notre Dame vs Temple	-19.5	56.5	W 49 - 16	O	Y
Sat 9/9	Notre Dame vs Georgia	-5.5	57.0	L 19 - 20	U	N
Sat 9/16	Notre Dame at Boston College	-14.0	53.0	W 49 - 20	O	Y
Sat 9/23	Notre Dame at Michigan State	-3.5	54.0	W 38 - 18	O	Y
Sat 9/30	Notre Dame vs Miami (OH)	-21.0	53.5	W 52 - 17	O	Y
Sat 10/7	Notre Dame at North Carolina	-13.0	63.5	W 33 - 10	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/21	Notre Dame vs USC	-4.0	61.5	W 49 - 14	O	Y
Sat 10/28	Notre Dame vs NC State	-7.0	61.0	W 35 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/4	Notre Dame vs Wake Forest	-16.5	56.0	W 48 - 37	O	N
Sat 11/11	Notre Dame at Miami	-3.5	59.5	L 8 - 41	U	N
Sat 11/18	Notre Dame vs Navy	-20.5	58.5	W 24 - 17	U	N
Sat 11/25	Notre Dame at Stanford	-3.0	57.0	L 20 - 38	O	N
Mon 1/1	Notre Dame vs LSU	+2.0	52.0	W 21 - 17	U	Y

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Predictions for Notre Dame's Schedule

Boston College's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 9/1	Boston College at Northern Illinois	-3.5	47.0	W 23 - 20	U	N
Sat 9/9	Boston College vs Wake Forest	-1.0	45.5	L 10 - 34	U	N
Sat 9/16	Boston College vs Notre Dame	+14.0	53.0	L 20 - 49	O	N
Sat 9/23	Boston College at Clemson	+33.5	53.0	L 7 - 34	U	Y
Sat 9/30	Boston College vs Central Michigan	-10.5	51.5	W 28 - 8	U	Y
Sat 10/7	Boston College vs Virginia Tech	+16.5	47.0	L 10 - 23	U	Y
Sat 10/14	Boston College at Louisville	+20.0	60.0	W 45 - 42	O	Y
Sat 10/21	Boston College at Virginia	+6.5	48.5	W 41 - 10	O	Y
Fri 10/27	Boston College vs Florida State	+6.0	46.5	W 35 - 3	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/11	Boston College vs NC State	+3.0	54.5	L 14 - 17	U	Y
Sat 11/18	Boston College vs UConn	-21.0	51.0	W 39 - 16	O	Y
Sat 11/25	Boston College at Syracuse	-4.0	56.5	W 42 - 14	U	Y
Wed 12/27	Boston College vs Iowa	+2.0	45.5	L 20 - 27	O	N

Important Stats (2016)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
ND	.2	46%	42	46%	2.98	163	43%	254	4.1	.17	44%	17.6	42%	47%	2.86	53.2	1.5	1.2
BC	.03	35%	25.4	34%	2.46	149	34%	144	2.65	.04	34%	32.8	30%	37%	3	57.4	1.5	2.1

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
ND		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
BC		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2016

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
ND Offense	12	42	38.2	45.5%	4.1	1.5	21	418	163	254	4.5	48%	50%	46%	43%	16%	.2
BC Defense	13	32.8	31.9	34.1%	3	2.1	-	-	-	-	-	46%	54%	30%	37%	24%	.04

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
ND Defense	12	17.6	17	44.3%	2.86	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	61%	38%	42%	47%	15%	.17
BC Offense	13	25.4	25.7	35.1%	2.65	1.5	15	293	149	144	3.4	60%	38%	34%	34%	18%	.03

Additional Stats 2016

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Notre Dame	12	28:55	21.2	40%	65%	6.5	53.2	1.5	1.2	5.3	1.2	2	29.7
Boston College	13	33:28	14.5	31%	50%	6.9	57.4	1.5	2.1	8.2	3.6	2	33.1

Run Game Stats (2017)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
ND Offense	12	48%	46%	36.5	163.3	4.5	18	.17	2.98	76%	10%	0.95
BC Defense	13	46%	30%	-	-	-	-	-.08	2.18	47%	16%	1.14

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
ND Defense	12	61%	42%	-	-	-	-	.08	2.65	68%	10%	0.97
BC Offense	13	60%	34%	43.5	149.1	3.4	16	-	2.46	70%	13%	0.94

Pass Game Stats (2017)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
ND Offense	12	50%	43%	18.7	32.3	254.3	7.9	13.6	27	9	.28	1.7	32%	38%	.4	6%	1.8
BC Defense	13	54%	37%	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	.15	1.7	38%	23%	.13	8%	2.1

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
ND Defense	12	38%	47%	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	.33	1.5	26%	33%	.35	5%	2
BC Offense	13	38%	34%	11.5	22.8	143.8	6.3	12.5	14	8	.1	1.7	36%	26%	.22	5%	2

Notre Dame's Power Ratings
Notre Dame's Power Rating: NR
Notre Dame's Offense Rating: NR
Notre Dame's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #10
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Notre Dame's 2017 Expected Record: -
Notre Dame's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: 20.8 #12
Notre Dame's Offense SP+ Rating: 37.4 #18
Notre Dame's Defense SP+ Rating: 16.9 #15

Average Talent
Average FBS Independents Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Notre Dame: Boston College: 4.8

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Notre Dame: 20.8 Boston College: 4.6

Boston College's Power Ratings
Boston College's Power Rating: 4.8 NR
Boston College's Offense Rating: NR
Boston College's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #65
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Boston College's 2017 Expected Record: -
Boston College's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: 4.6 #53
Boston College's Offense SP+ Rating: 25.2 #89
Boston College's Defense SP+ Rating: 19.9 #23

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Notre Dame Scoring
Offense: 42 PPG
Offense on Road: 38.2
Defense: 17.6 PPG
Defense on Road: 17

Notre Dame's 2017 Record
Record: 10 - 3
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 6
Record on Road: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 7 - 5 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0

Projected Score
Notre Dame 36
Boston College 22

Projected Total Points: 58

Boston College Scoring
Offense: 25.4 PPG
Offense at Home: 25.7
Defense: 32.8 PPG
Defense at Home: 31.9

Boston College's 2017 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 8 - 4 - 1
Over/Under Record: 5 - 8
Record at home: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 2 - 1
Record as Dog vs Spread: 6 - 2 - 1
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 2 - 1 - 1

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	11/01	Boston College	10	Notre Dame	25	Notre Dame -31.5	Boston College	55.5	Under
2022	11/19	Notre Dame	44	Boston College	0	Notre Dame -20	Notre Dame	42.0	Over
2020	11/14	Boston College	31	Notre Dame	45	Notre Dame -13	Notre Dame	51.5	Over
2019	11/23	Notre Dame	40	Boston College	7	Notre Dame -20.5	Notre Dame	66.0	Under
2017	09/16	Boston College	20	Notre Dame	49	Notre Dame -14	Notre Dame	53.0	Over
2015	11/21	Notre Dame	19	Boston College	16	Notre Dame -16	Boston College	43.0	Under
2012	11/10	Boston College	6	Notre Dame	21
2011	11/19	Notre Dame	16	Boston College	14
2010	10/02	Boston College	13	Notre Dame	31
2009	10/24	Notre Dame	20	Boston College	16
2008	11/08	Boston College	17	Notre Dame	0
2007	10/13	Notre Dame	14	Boston College	27
2004	10/23	Notre Dame	23	Boston College	24
2003	10/25	Boston College	27	Notre Dame	25
2002	11/02	Notre Dame	7	Boston College	14
2001	10/27	Boston College	21	Notre Dame	17
2000	11/10	Notre Dame	28	Boston College	16

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Boston College	6	2	3 Overs
Notre Dame	11	4	3 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	9 - 8	3 - 3	2 - 1	1 - 2
Road Teams	8 - 9	3 - 3	2 - 1	1 - 2

(#) ND at (#) BC

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	ND	BC
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#12	#53
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#10	#65
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Notre Dame Injury Report

Boston College Injury Report

Notre Dame on Offense


CategoryCat	ND Off	BC Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#18	#23
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Notre Dame Run Game


CategoryCat	ND Off	BC Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Notre Dame Pass Game


CategoryCat	ND Off	BC Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Boston College on Offense


CategoryCat	BC Off	ND Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#89	#15
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Boston College Run Game


CategoryCat	BC Off	ND Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Boston College Pass Game


CategoryCat	BC Off	ND Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
BC 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to Below Avg P4

ND 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to CFP Hopefuls

Weather Forecast
Playing in Alumni Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 3
Notre Dame 14.0 (53.0)
Notre Dame won at Boston College this year (49-20)

Previous Matchups
Notre Dame beat Boston College last year (25-10)

ND's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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ND's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

BC's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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BC's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD