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CFB · 2026 betting profile

Boston College Eagles

2-3 straight up · 3-2 ATS · 0-5 over-under · #117 of 138 in our ratings

Next gameSat Oct 17, 12 PMESPN2ESPN Unlimited
vsPittsburgh Panthers
SpreadBoston College +6.5
Total42.5
Moneyline+195
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Upcoming lines

Open = the line when most books posted it for this week (Sunday night). A dash means we don't have that number.

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games3-260%Small sample-3.9
Home2-167%Small sample-6.7
Road1-150%Small sample+0.2
Favorite1-150%Small sample-13.8
Underdog2-167%Small sample+2.7
Conference2-0100%Small sample+10
Non-conference1-233%Small sample-13.2
Last 53-260%Small sample-3.9

5 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games)

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games0-50%Small sample-9.7
Home0-30%Small sample-10.5
Road0-20%Small sample-8.5
Conference0-20%Small sample-12.5
Non-conference0-30%Small sample-7.8
Last 50-50%Small sample-9.7

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing total (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games)

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 3at SMUL 16-25+21.5W +12.555.5U -14.5
Sep 26vs Virginia TechL 14-21+14.5W +7.545.5U -10.5
Sep 19vs Maine Black BearsW 22-16-37.5L -31.554.5U -16.5
Sep 11vs RutgersW 28-21-3W +453.5U -4.5
Sep 5at CincinnatiL 15-34+7L -1251.5U -2.5

Close is Boston College's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20262-33-260%Small sample0-50%-3.9
20252-106-650%Small sample8-467%-3
20247-68-562%Small sample7-654%+5.8
20237-65-838%Small sample9-469%-0.7
20223-94-833%Small sample8-467%-13.6
20216-66-650%Small sample3-925%-3
20206-56-555%Small sample6-555%+3.5
20196-77-654%Small sample6-746%-1.1

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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