Notre Dame vs. Boston College odds, picks, predictions, line, spread: Saturday college football preview

No. 5 Notre Dame hosts Boston College on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. Notre Dame is a 29.5-point favorite, with the over/under set at 51.5. Notre Dame enters at 8-1 after defeating previously unbeaten Miami, 31-24. Boston College is 4-5 following a 31-24 loss to Florida State last weekend.

Notre Dame heads into Saturday after its biggest victory of the season, a 31-24 decision over previously unbeaten Miami. Quarterback CJ Carr completed 29 of 40 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns. Micah Gilbert caught nine passes for 98 yards and two scores, while Nolan James Jr. helped finish the decisive fourth-quarter possession. Coach Marcus Freeman's team is 8-1, and its only loss came by four points at BYU.

Boston College has lost two straight games, including a 31-24 defeat to Florida State last weekend. Mason McKenzie completed 15 of 27 passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns, and Bo MacCormack III ran for 105 yards on 16 carries. Bill O'Brien's team is 4-5 and averages 21.9 points per game. Boston College has also intercepted 12 passes, the most in the ACC, so its defense has created trouble for opposing quarterbacks even when the results haven't followed.

Notre Dame has already put together three wins by at least 39 points this season. Rice lost 52-0 and Purdue fell 49-10. Stanford also took a 58-7 defeat. The offense averages 39.3 points per game, with Carr throwing 21 touchdown passes against just one interception. James has rushed for 571 yards and nine scores. Boston College, meanwhile, allows 27 points per contest and 156.6 rushing yards.