# College Football Week 11: Boston College Eagles (4-5) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-1) Game Preview and Predictions

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> Notre Dame Fighting Irish host Boston College Eagles as a massive favorite with the Eagles losers of two straight.

By Cole Saturday · Published 2026-11-13 20:33 UTC

_Drafted with AI from our own data and checked by an editor._

[Notre Dame Fighting Irish](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish) are a massive home favorite as [Boston College Eagles](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/boston-college-eagles) limps in on a two-game skid.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish enter at 8-1 on a two-game winning streak, while Boston College Eagles sits 4-5 and has dropped two in a row.

## Game details

- When | Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET
- Where | Notre Dame Stadium
- TV | NBC
- Line | Notre Dame Fighting Irish -29 | O/U 52.5 (market view)
- Boston College Eagles record | 4-5
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish record | 8-1

## The matchup

Notre Dame Fighting Irish have won two straight, beating Miami Hurricanes 31-24 at home and Navy Midshipmen 35-13 on the road. Before that stretch, the Irish lost to BYU Cougars 24-28, blew out Stanford Cardinal 58-7, and beat North Carolina Tar Heels 37-26. On the season, Notre Dame has scored 354 points while allowing just 131.

Boston College Eagles head into this one having lost to Florida State Seminoles 24-31 at home and Duke Blue Devils 2-47 on the road, the second of those two straight losses. Earlier in the year the Eagles beat Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 49-27 and Pittsburgh Panthers 27-21, and also lost to SMU Mustangs 16-25. Boston College has scored 197 points this season against 243 allowed.

## Key matchups

This one comes down to Notre Dame's offense, which has piled up 354 points this season, against a Boston College defense that has given up 243. The Eagles have shown they can score in bursts, with 49 points against Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and 27 against Pittsburgh Panthers, but Notre Dame's defense has allowed only 131 points all year, the toughest number on either side of this matchup.

Boston College's offense, which has managed 197 points on the season, will need to find answers against a Notre Dame defense that has been stingy outside of the BYU Cougars loss.

## The pick

Notre Dame Fighting Irish carry the far better scoring margin into this one and enter as a 29.0-point favorite with the market projecting a 41-12 outcome. Boston College Eagles' two-game slide, including the 2-47 loss to Duke Blue Devils, does not inspire confidence against a Notre Dame defense that has allowed just 131 points this season. The total sits at 52.5, but this looks like Notre Dame's game to control from the start.

## Recent results

- Team | Last games
- Boston College Eagles | Wk10 L 24-31 vs Florida State Seminoles, Wk9 L 2-47 vs Duke Blue Devils, Wk8 W 49-27 vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Wk10 W 31-24 vs Miami Hurricanes, Wk9 W 35-13 vs Navy Midshipmen, Wk7 L 24-28 vs BYU Cougars

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*Written by Cole Saturday, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores and box scores), and checked against that data before it published automatically. Read how we use AI in our [editorial standards](https://profootballnewshub.com/editorial-standards).*

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