|   | College Football - Boston College vs. Notre Dame |
| October 21, 2009 |
College Football Preview and Pick - Boston College vs. Notre Dame (Saturday 3:30 ET)
By Robbie Gainous
Boston College makes their way to South Bend for a meeting with the host Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.
 Notre Dame is coming off a very emotional loss to Southern California on Saturday, they are 1-7 SU/ATS after facing USC versus an opponent off a win and Boston College was destroying North Carolina State 52 to 20 last Saturday.
Notre Dame was able to climb back from a 34 to 14 fourth quarter deficit against the Trojans to almost force overtime, but Clausen's last three passes fell to the ground from inside the USC five yard line as time expired.
That type of finish is not uncommon for the Irish this season as their last five games have gone down to the final minute or needed overtime to decide the winner.
Both teams have been more dominant on offense of late with Notre Dames QB Clausen using a 14 to 2 TD/INT ratio to lead the Irish and the Eagles have used a rushing attack with RB Montell Harris that has averaged 8.0 yards per carry with 25 or more touches against Florida State and NC State.
The Eagles have owned the Irish lately winning the last six in a row including three in South Bend and seven of the last eight overall in the series.
BC has also gone 4-2 ATS versus Notre Dame over their last six meetings. The Irish passing game plays right into the strength of this Eagles trend which shows they are 40-23 ATS versus teams with a completion percentage of 58 percent or better.
Notre Dame is 8-15 ATS as home chalk and 14-26 ATS when playing at home versus a team with a winning record. One final key tech set is the BC Eagles are a very solid 16-2 ATS as a non-conference single-digit road underdog.
Notre Dame will be playing with shutout revenge for last season's 17 to 0 loss in Chestnut Hill, but that is not enough for us to lay almost double-digits with a team that cannot seem to close anyone out this season even if they happen to get the win.
We will gladly take the points here as Boston College and history prevail at least to the point of covering the spread. Take Boston College
Boston College 31 Notre Dame 32
Pick: Boston College +8.5 (-110) available at Sportsbook.com.
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