Boston College at Notre Dame

Boston College has a terrific guard in 6-5 Donald Hand Jr (14.7 points, 7.4 rebounds per game) and a fine frontcourt of 6-9 senior Chad Venning (12.6 ppg) and 6-8 Elijah Strong (10.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg). The Eagles have split their last four, including coming from 19 points down to beat Miami, 78-68, as an underdog. They're a big dog to a Notre Dame squad that has lost four of its five ACC games. They're 13th in the 18-team ACC in scoring, while the defense is 10th in points and shooting allowed. They're also 14th in turnover margin (-0.81). Notre Dame is 2-5 ATS in its last seven as a favorite. Boston College won both meetings last season, 61-58 and 63-59, as underdogs of +2.5 and +9.5. Play Boston College.