Boston College Eagles vs Stanford Cardinal Picks and Prediction for Saturday, September 13, 2025
We have an interesting battle of lesser programs taking place in Atlantic Coast Conference action for Week 3 of the college football season as the Boston College Eagles will be heading to Stanford Stadium on Saturday night to take on the Stanford Cardinal in our Eagles vs. Cardinal prediction. With the game airing on the ACC Network, this game is going to be intriguing. The Eagles (1-1, 0-0 ACC) are coming off a 42-40 double-overtime road loss on Saturday against the Michigan State Spartans, while the Cardinal (0-2, 0-0) are coming off a 27-3 road loss against the BYU Cougars on Saturday. Find the edge fast with our NCAAF picks for Boston College Eagles vs Stanford Cardinal.
Eagles Looking to Spread Their Wings
The Boston College Eagles' season has gotten off to a mediocre start as they are coming off a 42-40 double-overtime road loss against the Michigan State Spartans in their most recent game. Quarterback Dylan Lonergan had a huge game as he completed 34-of-45 passes for 390 passing yards with four touchdowns as well as two carries for two yards. The Eagles were holding their own running the football as a team, running 25 times for 67 yards (2.7 yards per carry) and a rushing touchdown.
The Eagles were not able to get many stops as Michigan State recorded 21 first downs. They were able to move the ball effectively against them as the Spartans recorded 8.0 yards per pass attempt and 4.3 yards per carry against the Eagles. Boston College struggled and while they were able to get to double-overtime, it felt like Michigan State’s offense led the way for a majority of the game.
Lonergan is completing 75.9% of his passes for 658 yards with eight TDs and no picks in two games.
Injury Report for Boston College
- Cornerback Isaiah Farris: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Cornerback Amari Jackson: Leg (Questionable)
- Defensive lineman Owen Stoudmire: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Quarterback Shaker Reisig: Foot (Questionable)
- Wide receiver Johnathan Montague Jr: Foot (Questionable)
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Cardinal Have No Luck
The Stanford Cardinal struggled in their most recent game as they lost on the road to the BYU Cougars 27-3. Quarterback Ben Gulbranson looked overwhelmed as he completed 17-of-32 passes for 142 yards and a pair of interceptions.
The running game here was completely nonexistent as Micah Ford and Tuna Altahir were the only players for Stanford to rush for multiple yards. The program averaged 0.8 yards per rushing attempt and just could not get anything going on this side of the football.
Stanford’s defense did a lesser job as they allowed BYU to completely dominate the time of possession, having the football for 34:56 compared to Stanford’s 25:04. The Cardinal defense also failed to record a turnover, making them -3 for the game.
Gulbranson is completing 51.8% of his passes for 251 yards with no TDs and three picks.
Injury Report for Stanford
- Wide receiver David Pantellis: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Wide receiver Jonathony Hall: Undisclosed (OUT)
Boston College Eagles vs. Stanford Cardinal Pick
Spread Pick for Boston College Eagles vs. Stanford Cardinal
- Boston College Eagles -14.5 (5 units)
This feels like a square bet as it opened at 11.5 points, but this Stanford team looks pretty bad early on. Ben Gulbranson has not been able to pass the football well, and they are scoring just 11.5 points per game. Boston College has averaged 53.0 points per game thus far for comparison, as the offense continues to put points on the board. The talent on the roster shows a difference so take the Boston College Eagles to cover the large spread on the road here.
Over/Under Pick for Boston College Eagles vs. Stanford Cardinal
- Over 44.5 (4 units)
Both teams are going to be giving up points as the defenses are not doing too well throughout the first two games of the season. These offenses are able to move the chains pretty consistently as Boston College is 17-of-29 (58.62%) of their third downs while converting on their singular fourth down try, while Stanford is 10-of-30 (33.33%) on third downs while going 4-of-5 (80.0%) on fourth downs. These secondaries are not doing too well deflecting passes as the Eagles have eight pass deflections while the Cardinal had one through two games. All in all, go with over 44.5 total points to score in this game.
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