The Boston College Eagles (4-3, 1-3) look to snap a two-game losing streak when they host the Louisville Cardinals (4-3, 2-2) in an ACC matchup on Friday. Kickoff at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill outside of Boston is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. The Eagles are coming off 42-21 loss to Virginia Tech on Oct. 17. The Cardinals nearly pulled off a massive upset in Week 8 but ultimately came up short, losing to Miami 52-45. Both teams are 3-4 against the spread this season. 

The Cardinals are 7.5-point favorites in the latest Louisville vs. Boston College odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 53.5. Louisville is a -291 (risk $291 to win $100) favorite on the money line, with Boston College listed as a +232 underdog (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). 

Before you make any Louisville vs. Boston College picks or any other college football predictions, you NEED to see which side proven SportsLine expert Jimmie Kaylor is on. 

Kaylor is a NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big for the last two years. 

Kaylor has destroyed the books in college football the last two seasons, netting a whopping 63.8 units while posting a 178-107-2 record since Week 1 of the 2023 season. All of his picks have been featured on his SportsLine expert page or in his weekly bylined articles. Anyone who followed his picks finished the season WAY UP!

Now, Kaylor has locked in a confident against-the-spread pick for Louisville vs. Boston College in their Week 9 ACC matchup. We can tell you he's leaning Under on the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

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