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College football · Week 11 2026 · Saturday, November 14

Boston College vs Notre Dame prediction and pick

Our Boston College Eagles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish pick: Notre Dame by 40.3, 99% to win. The forecast rates every team against the opponents it has played, this season and last, and adds home field. No betting information goes in.

An early look, 7 weeks ahead: it sharpens as the game comes up. Updated every day until kickoff, then frozen and scored. After the game this page shows who deserved to win.

Why the curves are so wide: luck. Even with both teams’ strength known exactly, one game’s bounces, kicks, calls and sequencing move the final margin by about ±12.1 points (one standard deviation, measured from every play since 2019). These forecasts carry ±17.0, so about 50% of the width is that luck; the rest is what nobody knows yet about the teams. That is why a 7-point favorite still loses about 3 times in 10.

Boston College at Notre Dame

Sat, Nov 14, 3:30 pm ET · Notre Dame Stadium

Notre Dame by 40.3 · 99% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Boston College win0.9%
Notre Dame win99.1%
Middle 50%: Notre Dame by 28 to Notre Dame by 5250%
Middle 90%: Notre Dame by 13 to Notre Dame by 6690%
Middle 95%: Notre Dame by 7 to Notre Dame by 7095%
Exactly Notre Dame by 5618.4%
Exactly Notre Dame by 494.5%
Exactly Notre Dame by 424.4%
Exactly Notre Dame by 453.9%
Exactly Notre Dame by 353.7%
P50
Half of games like this end between Notre Dame by 28 and Notre Dame by 52.
P90
9 in 10 between Notre Dame by 13 and Notre Dame by 66.
P95
19 in 20 between Notre Dame by 7 and Notre Dame by 70.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsNotre Dame+23.5
Last seasonNotre Dame+13.7
Home fieldNotre Dame+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Boston College 2–2 2.0 +0.4
Notre Dame 4–0 4.0 +0.3

Coin-flip wins: the wins each team’s games were worth with only the kicks, bounces, drops and calls re-rolled, the record adjusted for luck. Luck in wins: actual wins minus what the play was worth.

Boston College vs Notre Dame: questions and answers

Who will win Boston College vs Notre Dame?

Our forecast picks Notre Dame, with 99% to win; Boston College win 1% of the time.

What’s the spread for Boston College vs Notre Dame?

Our spread: Notre Dame −40.3. The betting line isn’t out yet. Ours uses no betting information, so where the two differ is where our read of the teams differs from the market’s.

When is Boston College vs Notre Dame?

Saturday, November 14, 2026, at 3:30 pm ET, at Notre Dame Stadium.