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Game Day Central: No. 12 Notre Dame football vs. Boston College Eagles

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Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr (left, 13) and head coach Marcus Freeman (right). (Mike Miller, Blue & Gold)

Marcus Freeman and the No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-2) are fresh off a bye week and are in the Northeast to face the struggling Boston College Eagles (1-7, 0-5). Blue & Gold gets you ready with what you need to know before today’s tilt.

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GAME DAY INFORMATION

Date: Nov. 1, 2025
Site (Capacity): Alumni Stadium (44,500)
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m.
Television: ESPN
Radio: This game can be heard on Notre Dame
IMG affiliates.
Series Facts: Notre Dame leads 18-9.
Head coaches: Boston College — Bill O’Brien (8-13, 2nd season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (38-12, 4th season).
Noting Boston College: Entering Week 10, Boston College wide receiver Lewis Bond was tied for sixth in the FBS with 7.0 receptions per game. Bond (179) is closing in on Zay Flowers’ program record of career receptions (200) … PFF graded a pair of Boston College offensive linemen as the team’s second- and third-best offensive players through the first eight games of the season. Starting right tackle Kevin Cline (73.0) and starting right guard Logan Taylor (72.8 offensive grade) played 499 and 544 offensive snaps, respectively, in the first eight games.

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GAME PREDICTIONS

BetMGM line: Irish -28.5 …. Over/under 56.5

Eric Hansen: ND 51, Boston College 6
Tyler Horka: ND 49, Boston College 7
Tyler James: ND 56, Boston College 13
Kyle Kelly: ND 49, Boston College 9
Jack Soble:  ND 56, Boston College 7
Todd D. Burlage: ND 51, Boston College 3
Steve Downey: ND 59, Boston College 10

Full staff predictions article

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