Boston College at No. 11 Notre Dame: Week 11 preview

Boston College (4-4) visits No. 11 Notre Dame (7-1) on Sat, Nov 14 · 3:30 PM ET.
SP+ power ratings: Boston College -1.5 (78th), Notre Dame 25.2 (3rd). SP+ projects Notre Dame by 29.2, including 2.5 points of home field.
The Boston College offense ranks 93rd in FBS in EPA per play (+0.05); the Notre Dame defense ranks 12th (−0.03 allowed). The Notre Dame defense holds the edge in passing-downs success rate, sack rate, EPA per play.
The Notre Dame offense ranks 3rd in FBS in EPA per play (+0.37); the Boston College defense ranks 47th (+0.06 allowed). Biggest Notre Dame edges: sack rate, standard-downs success rate, power success rate. The Boston College defense holds the edge in passing explosiveness, explosiveness.
Schedule so far (average FBS opponent SP+): Boston College +5.4 (37th toughest), Notre Dame 0.0 (73rd toughest).
Weather: Mostly clear, 46°F at kickoff (feels like 36°), 5% chance of rain, wind W 12 mph gusting to 18.