The Kansas Jayhawks and Boston College Eagles will face off on the turf at Alumni Stadium. ACC Network is scheduled to broadcast the action and this Friday game starts at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Betting Preview: Kansas Jayhawks at Boston College Eagles
Kansas is the noticeable underdog here and is currently getting 22 points by bookmakers. Vegas has placed the over/under (O/U) at 53 points. There will likely be some good in-game betting opportunities while the showdown is underway.
The under has gotten most of the early sharp action. The game’s O/U initially opened at 54.
The Jayhawks are down 2.0 units so far and 0-2 against the spread (ATS). They’ve been a good under bet and have posted an Over-Under record of 0-2.
The Eagles are up 1.6 units this season. The team is 1-1 ATS and has an O/U record of 2-0.
The Jayhawks are 1-1 straight up (SU) in 2019 while the Eagles are 2-0 SU.
The Jayhawks are hoping to get back on track after a 12-7 defeat to Coastal Carolina last week. Carter Stanley completed 13-of-19 passes for only 107 yards and two interceptions. Pooka Williams Jr. (99 rushing yards on 22 attempts) and Khalil Herbert (82 yards on eight carries, one TD) spearheaded the running attack while Stephon Robinson Jr. (four receptions, 45 yards) and Andrew Parchment (three catches, 14 yards) handled the receiving duties in the defeat.
Boston College is coming off of a 45-13 win over Richmond. The defense allowed the Spiders to rush for 215 yards on 44 attempts. Joe Mancuso had a productive outing in the defeat, recording 70 rushing yards on 10 attempts for Richmond. For Boston College, Anthony Brown completed eight-of-14 passes for 163 yards and three touchdowns. AJ Dillon had a monster statline in the win. In addition to 86 rushing yards on 17 attempts (and two TDs), Dillon also reeled in two catches for 54 yards and one TD.
Kansas has run the ball on 59.7 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Boston College has a rush percentage of 69.5 percent. The Jayhawks have run for 138 yards per game and have one touchdown on the ground this year. The Eagles are totaling 251.5 rush yards per game and have six total rushing TDs.
The Jayhawks offensive scheme has logged 174 yards/game in the air overall and has two passing score so far. The Eagles have put up 223.5 pass yards per contest and have five total pass TDs.
Defensively, Kansas seems to have the upper hand when it comes to limiting the pass. The team has allowed opponents to run for an average of 159 yards and pass for 169 yards per game. The Boston College defense has given up 246.5 yards per game to opposing passers and 156.5 yards per game on the ground. Both teams allow similar adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) to the opposition, as the Jayhawks have given up an ANY/A of 4.59 to opposing QBs, while the Eagles are allowing an ANY/A of 4.75.
Brown has been sharper than Stanley of late. His adjusted net yards per pass attempt sits at 15.93 for the season and 12.98 across his past two outings while Stanley’s ANY/A is -0.05 (and 5.13 over the past two games).
Kansas Jayhawks vs. Boston College Eagles Free Pick
SU Winner: Boston College, ATS Winner: Kansas, O/U: Over
Team Betting Trends
- The Boston College offense has lost zero fumbles this season while Kansas has let three get away.
- The Jayhawks offense has recorded zero pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Eagles have put up four such plays.
- Both defenses have allowed one pass play of 40 or more yards. The Kansas defense has given up one pass play of 30+ yards while Boston College has given up two such plays.
- The Kansas offense has created four rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while Boston College has created six such run.
- Both defenses have allowed one rushing play of 20+ yards. The Jayhawks have given up nine running play of 10+ yards while the Eagles have given up 10 such plays.
- The Kansas defensive unit has six sacks on the year while Boston College has two.
