Boston College Eagles

The Eagles lost ten in a row between September and November, and one unit on Boston College to win every game finished 9.31 down; only two FBS teams lost more. Against the spread the same season came out level, six covers and six misses.

Ten losses, six covers

Boston College beat Fordham 66-10 on opening day and Syracuse 34-12 on the last, and lost the ten games between. Just four FBS sides had a lower winning rate, and six matched 2-10.

The line kept up with that. As an underdog the Eagles were 0-8 straight up and 4-4 against the number, and the covers came where the points were big: 40-42 at Michigan State at +3.5, 24-38 at Louisville at +25.5, 10-25 against Notre Dame at +30.5 and 34-36 against Georgia Tech at +16.5. The other four underdog games, Pittsburgh, Clemson, UConn and SMU, all missed.

Where the units went

No Boston College game went off without a moneyline. At home, the six games after the Fordham opener were all losses, so the home figure was 6.0 units down, the lowest in FBS. The eight underdog bets lost eight units; two FBS teams lost more that way and two matched. As favorites the Eagles were 2-2, losing 20-30 at Stanford at -700 and 24-28 against California at -215.

The total

The Eagles’ over count was 8 of 12, a rate topped by eight FBS teams and shared by eight. Boston College allowed 32.75 points a game, and only 13 FBS teams allowed more. November brought three covers in four games.

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