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Ja’Corey Brooks will lead the Louisville Cardinals (4-3) into their battle against the Boston College Eagles (4-3) at Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The Eagles are expected to lose by at least a touchdown (currently +7) versus the Cardinals (with an over/under of 53.5 points).
Read on for our betting primer for this season, and uncover all of our predictions here, too!
Louisville -7 vs. Boston College
Louisville vs. Boston College Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Cardinals (-7)
- Moneyline: Cardinals (-258), Eagles (+206)
- Total: 53.5 points
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Louisville vs. Boston College Betting Stats and Info
In six games, the Cardinals have won only twice against the spread. The Cardinals’ record against the spread, when favored by 7 points or more, is 2-1. Louisville has been the moneyline favorite for four games this season, and it has put up a 3-1 record in those matchups. Boston College has an against-the-spread record of 3-4-0 so far this season. In three tries as underdogs by 7 points or more, the Cardinals have covered the spread only twice. This is the fifth time this year Boston College is an underdog on the moneyline and has gone 1-3 in such contests.
Louisville vs. Boston College Recent Stats and Trends
Louisville Cardinals
- Louisville has no wins against the spread and is 1-2 overall over its past three games.
- In Louisville’s past three contests, it has hit the over twice.
- Louisville and its opponents have combined to score an average of 56.8 points over its last three games, 3.3 more than the 53.5 over/under in this matchup.
Boston College Eagles
- Boston College has no wins against the spread and is 1-2 overall in its last three contests.
- In its past three contests, Boston College has hit the over once.
- Boston College has averaged a total of 49.7 combined points in its last three games, 3.8 fewer than this game’s over/under of 53.5.
Louisville vs. Boston College Key Players
Louisville Cardinals
- Tyler Shough has passed for 2,016 yards (147-for-234), with 18 touchdowns and three interceptions (288 YPG).
- Isaac Brown has taken 68 carries for a team-high 564 rushing yards (80.6 YPG) and four touchdowns. He’s also caught 20 passes for 115 yards with one touchdown through the air.
- So far this season Duke Watson has run for 208 yards (34.7 per game), with two touchdowns.
- Brooks has been targeted 56 times and has 36 catches, leading his team with 679 yards (97 ypg) while also scoring eight touchdowns.
- Chris Bell has added 330 yards, on 18 catches plus two touchdowns. He puts up 47.1 receiving yards per game.
- Caullin Lacy has 179 receiving yards on 15 receptions (24 targets), averaging 25.6 yards per game.
- Tramel Logan has three sacks to lead the team, and has also racked up two TFL and five tackles.
- Over the current campaign, TJ Quinn has collected 24 tackles, one TFL, and one sack and leads the team in tackles.
- T.J. Capers has a team-high one interception and has tacked on one pass defended in five games this season.
Boston College Eagles
- Thomas Castellanos has thrown for 1,188 yards while completing 66.7% of his passes, with 14 touchdowns and four interceptions (169.7 yards per game). He’s also carried the ball 73 times for 161 yards and one touchdown.
- Treshaun Ward has run for a team-high 305 yards on 56 carries (43.6 yards per game) and two touchdowns. He also has 170 receiving yards on 10 catches and three touchdowns.
- So far this season Turbo Richard has rushed for 271 yards on 51 carries (38.7 yards per game), with one touchdown.
- Lewis Bond has 34 catches (50 targets) and paces his team with 376 receiving yards (53.7 per game) while scoring two touchdowns.
- Reed Harris has been targeted 13 times, and added 222 yards (on five catches) and two touchdowns.
- Jaedn Skeete has racked up 189 yards on 18 receptions with one touchdown, averaging 27 yards per game.
- Donovan Ezeiruaku boasts an impressive stat line to lead the team in sacks and total tackles, racking up eight sacks, 10 TFL and 42 tackles.
- In terms of picks, Khari Johnson leads the team with two interceptions this season and has added 20 tackles, one TFL, and two passes defended.