Previously, the Missouri Tigers had an odd matchup at Boston College in 2021, losing to the Eagles in overtime 41-34. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz publicly asked why Mizzou was playing such an opponent on the road and got his answer. Now Drinkwitz gets a shot at revenge with a home game against BC. Previously, in coach Bill O’Brien’s Boston College debut at Florida State, the Eagles won with dominance in a shocker. Last week, they romped over an FCS patsy. Mizzou is coming off a pair of NCAA Football Betting cupcake feasts themselves.
Boston College Eagles vs. Missouri Tigers NCAAF Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Saturday, September 14, 2024, 12:45 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Faurot Field, Columbia. MO |
| TV Coverage: | SECN |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Boston College | +17 -115 | 53½ -105 | +575 |  |
| Missouri | -17 -105 | 53½ -115 | -775 | |
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Boston College Eagles Team Overview
Last game, the Boston College Eagles won 56-0 against FCS Duquesne as 35.5-point home favorites. The game went over the online betting total of 54.5. Boston College has a record of 2-0 straight up, 2-0 against the spread, and 1-1 over/under the total. Boston College ranks 31st for total offense, 94th for passing, 9th for rushing, and 20th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 12th overall, 49th against the pass, 5th against the rush, and 6th for points allowed. Also, Boston College ranks 37th for fewest turnovers lost and 26th for takeaways.
Missouri Tigers Team Overview
Last game, the Missouri Tigers won 38-0 against the Buffalo Bulls as 32-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 51.5. Missouri has a record of 2-0 straight up, 2-0 against the spread, and 0-2 over/under the total.
Most of the talk about Missouri in the offseason centered around quarterback Brady Cook and All-American wide receiver Luther Burden III. Also, the media liked the way the ninth-ranked Tigers’ high-octane offense could put them in the College Football Playoff mix. However, their defense has stood out two weeks into the season.
New defensive coordinator Corey Batoon’s bunch blanked Buffalo on Saturday night in a 38-0 rout. Thus, giving the Tigers back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 1966 – and consecutive shutouts to start a season for the first time since 1935.
Still, Cook threw for 228 yards and ran for two touchdowns. And Burden added a score before leaving late in the first half with an illness. But they had plenty of help. Consider Theo Wease Jr. had 13 catches for 149 yards. And Nate Noel added 73 yards rushing and a touchdown. C.J. Ogbonna, who played against the Tigers on Faurot Field. While with Southeast Missouri State a few years ago, completed only six passes for 55 yards. Jacqez Barksdale had 67 yards rushing. And the Bulls had just 169 yards of total offense.
Cook and Burden were expected to be one of the best pass-catch duos in the nation. So far, they’ve been one of the best one-two punches on the ground. Each had a touchdown run during the Tigers’ season-opening 51-0 rout of Murray State. Also, each of them was back in the end zone in the first half against Buffalo. Burden scored first on an end-around to make it 10-0 in the second quarter. Meanwhile, Cook’s first TD came on third-and-goal from the Buffalo three when he hesitated on a designed run and darted through a gap for the score.
Boston College at Missouri SBG Free Picks
Boston College has indeed improved. However, Missouri is a legitimate NCAA Football Betting playoff contender.
Boston College at Missouri SBG Best Bet: Missouri Tigers.