ACC Football: Florida State Travels to Boston College

Boston College is Looking for Payback

The Florida State Seminoles and the Boston College Eagles will meet on Friday in a key ACC matchup at Alumni Stadium. Kickoff is set for 8:00 pm EST. ESPN will televise the game nationally.

In 2016, Florida State's defense totally dominated Boston College. The Eagles were held scoreless until the last four minutes of a 45-7 Seminoles win. It was clear from the start of that Friday night contest that the for BC to move the ball was going to prevent any chance of an upset.

We're back on a Friday night for Florida State and Boston College. This time the game is in Chestnut Hill and the tables have turned. The Eagles have an offense that's surging while Florida State is struggling to put points on the board.

Oddsmakers have the Seminoles as 6.5-point favorites over the Eagles. The total is at 46.5.

Florida State and Boston College have experienced youth movements on offense this season. Freshmen will once again play major roles for each squad Friday night.

Quarterback James Blackman and running back Cam Akers have had to become starters for the Seminoles due to injuries. The Eagles have had to turn to quarterback Anthony Brown during the preseason by winning the job outright.  AJ Dillon has taken over as the lead running back the past two weeks.

Boston College Offense is Surging

Last time out for Boston College, they were a 41-10 winner as they battled the Virginia Cavaliers on the road. Boston College covered in the match as a +6.5-point underdog, while 51 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

The Eagles have totaled more than 500 yards of offense in wins against Louisville and Virginia the last two weeks. Brown has shown dramatic improvement running the offense. He is falling into rhythm with his receivers and it shows.

The biggest breakout star has been the true freshman Dillon. He rushed for 272 yards against Louisville. He jumped up in the national rankings for rushing yards among freshmen. Dillon is now at No. 4 trailing Jonathan Taylor of Wisconsin, JK Dobbins of Ohio State, and Spencer Brown of UAB with 694 yards.

It took a few games for Dillon and the offense to get rolling. The Eagles have a realistic shot at making a bowl game with a 4-4 record heading into Friday night's contest.

Florida State Looking for Answers

Florida State was a 31-28 loser in its last match at home against the Louisville Cardinals. They failed to cover the -6-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 59 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Every week from here on out isn't just Florida State playing for pride. The Noles' are playing to guarantee the continuation of the program's NCAA-best streak of 35 consecutive bowl games. It's hard to imagine a team that started the season in the top five would need a rally to make the postseason.

FSU is 2-4 with only five games remaining after losing out on playing ULM because of Hurricane Irma.They basically have to win out.

The offense has been woeful. As true freshman quarterback James Blackman has improved his play, the wide receivers have been banged up. Florida State moves the ball with some success at times. Finishing drives with touchdowns,or even successful field goals, has been a struggle.

For Florida State to avoid dropping to 2-5 with Clemson and Florida left on the schedule, they've got to do a better job of getting seven when they get into scoring position.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Florida State	2-4	0-5-1	19.83	22.50	-2.67	0-3	0-2-1	1-5	1-2	0-3
Boston College	4-4	5-3	23.00	27.50	-4.5	2-2	3-1	3-5	1-3	2-2

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
FLAST	17.95	15.57	2.38
BOST.C	16.32	15.31	1.01

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
FLAST	12.20	11.14	1.06
BOST.C	10.23	11.34	-1.11

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
FLAST	4.05	4.10	-0.05
BOST.C	4.29	5.29	-1

Team Records

Florida State Seminoles

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	2-4	0-3	2-1	0-5-1	0-3	0-2-1	19.83	22.50	-2.67
vs Conf	2-3	0-3	2-0	0-4-1	0-3	0-1-1	22.40	22.20	0.20
Last 3	1-2	0-2	1-0	0-3	0-2	0-1	21.67	21.67	0.00

Boston College Eagles

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	4-4	1-3	3-1	5-3	2-2	3-1	23.00	27.50	-4.50
vs Conf	2-3	0-2	2-1	4-1	1-1	3-0	22.60	28.60	-6.00
Last 3	2-1	0-1	2-0	3-0	1-0	2-0	32.00	25.00	7.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	19.83	115	27.50	80
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	176.00	91	187.25	50
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	139.00	76	224.50	112
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	23.00	100	22.50	44
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	163.50	114	190.33	23
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	176.00	59	126.67	41

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Florida State	8-2	5-5	5-5	30.50	124.10	3.74	31.90	65.83	268.70	392.80	1.30
Boston College	2-8	5-5	5-5	16.30	146.30	3.81	24.60	50.00	152.00	298.30	1.80

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Nov 11, 2016	BOST.C	FLAST	7-45	96	50	146	0	180	236	416	0
Sep 18, 2015	FLAST	BOST.C	14-0	98	119	217	0	139	56	195	2
Nov 22, 2014	BOST.C	FLAST	17-20	240	73	313	0	110	281	391	1
Sep 28, 2013	FLAST	BOST.C	48-34	159	330	489	1	200	197	397	2
Oct 13, 2012	BOST.C	FLAST	7-51	96	129	225	1	201	448	649	2
Nov 3, 2011	FLAST	BOST.C	38-7	127	180	307	1	94	113	207	4
Oct 16, 2010	BOST.C	FLAST	19-24	171	95	266	0	141	170	311	4
Oct 3, 2009	FLAST	BOST.C	21-28	71	340	411	1	188	211	399	2
Nov 15, 2008	BOST.C	FLAST	27-17	176	181	357	3	73	212	285	3
Nov 3, 2007	FLAST	BOST.C	27-17	81	371	452	0	63	415	478	4

NCAA Football Betting Trends

Florida State Seminoles
Florida State is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Florida State is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Florida State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida State's last 6 games
Florida State is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Florida State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida State's last 5 games on the road
Florida State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston College
Florida State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston College
Florida State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston College
Florida State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston College
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida State's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston College

Boston College Eagles
Boston College is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston College is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Boston College is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston College's last 6 games at home
Boston College is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida State
Boston College is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida State
Boston College is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida State
Boston College is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston College's last 6 games when playing at home against Florida State

Team Last 5 Games

Florida State Seminoles

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Oct 21, 2017	LOUISV	28-31	L	-6/58.5	L/O	155	248	403	293	156	449	2	H
Oct 14, 2017	DUKE	17-10	W	-7.5/44.5	L/U	228	197	425	111	204	315	1	A
Oct 7, 2017	MI-FL	20-24	L	2.5/45	L/U	203	203	406	83	254	337	1	H
Sep 30, 2017	WAKE	26-19	W	-7/46	P/U	149	121	270	96	271	367	-1	A
Sep 23, 2017	NCSU	21-27	L	-11.5/50.5	L/U	104	278	382	110	255	365	1	H

Boston College Eagles

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Oct 21, 2017	VIRGNA	41-10	W	6.5/47.5	W/O	237	275	512	95	152	247	-3	A
Oct 14, 2017	LOUISV	45-42	W	19/60	W/O	364	191	555	293	332	625	-1	A
Oct 7, 2017	VTECH	10-23	L	16/46.5	W/U	153	191	344	109	322	431	-1	H
Sep 30, 2017	CMICH	28-8	W	-10/52	W/U	224	85	309	116	180	296	-1	H
Sep 23, 2017	CLEM	7-34	L	32/53	W/U	97	141	238	342	140	482	0	A

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Next up:
Florida State home to Syracuse Saturday, November 4
Boston College home to NC State Saturday, November 11

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