The Florida State Seminoles will host the Boston College Eagles in an ACC battle on Monday to conclude Week 1 of the 2024 college football season. The Seminoles began their season last week in Ireland, suffering a 24-21 upset at the hands of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. FSU was No. 10 in the preseason AP Top 25 but that is sure to change after last week’s loss. Meanwhile, Boston College is coming off a 7-6 season that ended in a bowl win over SMU but had to replace head coach Jeff Hafley with Bill O’Brien this offseason.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, where FSU went a perfect 6-0 in 2023. The Seminoles are 16.5-point favorites in the latest Florida State vs. Boston College odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is up to 51 after opening at 48.5. Before making any Boston College vs. Florida State picks or college football predictions, you need to see what SportsLine’s Emory Hunt has to say.
Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back at Louisiana-Lafayette. He knows the game from a player’s perspective. In addition, Hunt was 93-78-5 (+777) on his college football picks last year. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
Now, Hunt has set his sights on FSU vs. Boston College and just locked in its picks and CFB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see Hunt’s picks. Here are several college football odds and betting lines for FSU vs. Boston College:
Florida State vs. Boston College spread: FSU -16.5Florida State vs. Boston College over/under: 51 pointsFlorida State vs. Boston College money line: Seminoles -833, Eagles +558FSU: The Seminoles are 2-5 against the spread in their last seven gamesBC: The Eagles are 2-4 against the spread in their last six gamesFlorida State vs. Boston College picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Florida State can cover
FSU’s 2023 season ended poorly, with the Seminoles left out of the College Football Playoff despite going 13-0 and winning the ACC because starting quarterback Jordan Travis had suffered a season-ending injury. Things got even worse when FSU was hammered 63-3 by Georgia in the Orange Bowl and then that hangover appeared to carry over into a Week 0 loss to Georgia Tech.
However, Mike Norvell’s squad was dominant at Doak Campbell Stadium last year, outscoring opponents by an average of 30.5 points at home. The new College Football Playoff format and an easier path in the ACC means there is still plenty to play for at FSU and quarterback D.J. 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 can cover
With Hafley leaving this offseason to become the defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers, Boston College now turns to O’Brien to steward the program. O’Brien was a head coach at Penn State and then spent seven years in charge of the Houston Texans, going 52-48. He followed that up by spending two years as the offensive coordinator at Alabama and then was Bill Belichick’s offensive coordinator for his final season in New England.
O’Brien will have some talent to work with, as quarterback Thomas Castellanos and running back Kye Robichaux are both back. Castellanos threw for 2,248 yards and 15 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,113 yards and 13 scores while Robichaux rushed for 780 yards and eight touchdowns. Top receiver Lewis Bond is also back after catching 52 passes for 646 yards and seven touchdowns in 2023. See who to back at SportsLine.
How to make Florida State vs. Boston College picks
Hunt has analyzed this matchup and while we can tell you he’s leaning Under on the point total, he has discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He’s only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine.
Who wins Florida State vs. Boston College on Monday, and which critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to see Emory Hunt’s Boston College vs. Florida State picks, all from the expert who was 93-78-5 on his college football picks last year.
