Notre Dame vs. Boston College betting: College basketball preview for February 12

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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-13, 4-8 ACC) are 4.5-point favorites as they try to stop a three-game losing streak when they visit the Boston College Eagles (10-13, 2-10 ACC) on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at Silvio O. Conte Forum. The game airs at 9:00 PM ET on ESPNU. The point total is set at 138 for the matchup.

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Notre Dame vs. Boston College betting lines

  • Notre Dame moneyline odds to win: -197
  • Boston College moneyline odds to win: +163
  • Spread: Notre Dame (-4.5)
  • Total: 138

Notre Dame statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Notre Dame has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered five times in 11 opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered four times in nine opportunities on the road.
  • The Fighting Irish have eclipsed the over/under less often when playing at home, hitting the over in four of 11 home matchups (36.4%). In away games, they have hit the over in four of nine games (44.4%).
  • Notre Dame has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 8-2 (.800). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 2-2 (.500).

Recent trends

  • The Fighting Irish have been scoring 68.8 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 72.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • The past 10 games have seen Notre Dame concede 1.2 fewer points per game (68.5) than its season-long average (69.7).
  • The Fighting Irish’s 7.9 made three-pointers per-game average over their last 10 games are less than the 8.0 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 38.7% compared to their season-long percentage of 37.1% from long distance.

Notre Dame betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-11-1 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 4-7-0 (As Favorite: 6-8-0; As Underdog: 5-3-1)
  • O-U-P: 10-13-0 (Home: 4-7-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-4 (Home: 8-2; Away: 2-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-9 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.8 (126th in nation) 44.0 (197th) 32.0 (191st) 28.3 (36th) 12.1 (290th) 10.3 (81st)

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Boston College statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Boston College has had better results on the road (2-4-0) than at home (4-9-0).
  • Eagles games have finished above the over/under less frequently at home (eight times out of 13) than on the road (five of six) this year.
  • In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Eagles have a better winning percentage at home (.429, 3-4 record) than on the road (.000, 0-6).

Recent trends

  • The Eagles have played worse offensively over their previous 10 games, tallying 70.9 points per contest, 0.2 fewer points their than season average of 71.1.
  • Boston College has played worse defensively in its previous 10 games, ceding 82.9 points per contest, 6.3 more points than its season average of 76.6.
  • The Eagles are draining 7.5 three-pointers per contest with a 38.3% three-point percentage over their previous 10 games, compared to their season averages of 6.8 and 35.7%.

Boston College betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-15-0 (Home: 4-9-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 4-9-0 (As Favorite: 2-6-0; As Underdog: 6-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-9-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 5-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 4-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-11 (Home: 3-4; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.3 (258th in nation) 46.3 (316th) 31.3 (233rd) 31.6 (212th) 11.2 (337th) 11.5 (200th)
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