Boston College vs. Florida State odds, line: 2024 college football picks, Week 1 predictions via proven expert
The first full week of college football will conclude on Monday when the Florida State Seminoles host the Boston College Eagles for an ACC showdown. FSU opened its season a week ago in Ireland and lost 24-21 to Georgia Tech. Now the Seminoles will face another ACC opponent hoping to move up the ranks as Boston College turns to Bill O’Brien after Jeff Hafley left after a 7-6 season that culminated in a bowl win to become the defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers.
Kickoff at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, where the Seminoles went 6-0 last season, is scheduled for Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Florida State vs. Boston College odds have the Seminoles as 16.5-point favorites, while the over/under for total points scored is 50. Before making any picks or college football predictions for Boston College vs. Florida State, you need to see what SportsLine’s Emory Hunt has to say.
Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football GamePlan, which has been providing analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and is a former running back at Louisiana-Lafayette. He knows the game from a player’s perspective. Plus, Hunt was 93-78-5 (+777) on his college football picks last year. Anyone who has followed him is way ahead of the game.
Now, Hunt has set his sights on FSU vs. Boston College and just locked in his picks and CFB predictions. You can visit SportsLine right now to see Hunt’s selections. Here are several college football odds and betting lines for FSU vs. Boston College:
- Florida State vs. Boston College Spread: FSU -16.5
- Florida State vs. Boston College Over/Under: 50 points
- Florida State vs. Boston College Money Line: Seminoles -794, Eagles +540
- FSU: The Seminoles are 2-5 in their last seven games
- BC: The Eagles are 2-4 in their last six games
- Florida State vs. Boston College picks: See the selections at SportsLine
Why the State of Florida Might Cover
FSU’s 2023 season ended poorly, with the Seminoles being left out of the College Football Playoff despite going 13-0 and winning the ACC as starting quarterback Jordan Travis suffered a season-ending injury. Things got even worse when FSU was blown out 63-3 by Georgia in the Orange Bowl, and then that hangover continued in a Week 0 loss to Georgia Tech.
However, Mike Norvell’s team dominated Doak Campbell Stadium last year, outscoring opponents by an average of 30.5 points at home. The new College Football Playoff format and easier path into the ACC mean FSU still has a lot to play for, and quarterback DJ Uiagalelei will look to settle in against a Boston College defense that gave up 461.3 yards per game over its final four games last season. See who to back at SportsLine.
Why Boston College might cover
Boston College will return quarterback Thomas Castellanos, but with a new-look offensive game led by O’Brien. Castellanos threw for 2,248 yards and 15 touchdowns last season, but averaged only 6.8 yards per attempt and threw 14 interceptions. However, he rushed for 1,113 yards and 13 more touchdowns, and FSU allowed Georgia Tech to rush for 190 yards as a team, thanks in part to the mobility of Haynes King.
Kai Robichaux is also back for Boston College, rushing for 780 yards and scoring eight touchdowns as the program’s top running back. O’Brien will likely rely on his backfield duo of Castellanos and Robichaux to wear down the FSU defense after Georgia Tech harassed the front seven last week. See who to back at SportsLine.
How to choose Florida State vs. Boston College
Hunt has analyzed this matchup and while we can tell you he’s leaning toward the underdog on the point total, he has discovered a crucial X-factor that forces him to jump to one side of the spread. He’s sharing what it is, and which side to back, exclusively at SportsLine.
Who wins Monday’s Florida State vs. Boston College matchup, and what crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a must? Visit SportsLine now to see Emory Hunt’s Boston College vs. Florida State picks All of these experts were 93-78-5 on their college football selections last year.
