The Boston College Eagles (6-4, 3-3 ACC) hit the road to take on the Pitt Panthers (2-8, 1-5 ACC) in a standalone college football matchup on Thursday night. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET. Boston College saw its five game winning streak snapped with a 48-22 loss to Virginia Tech in its last outing. Pitt is looking to snap a four-game losing streak after losing to Syracuse 28-13 last week. Pitt leads the all-time series 17-15, but BC won the last matchup 31-30 in 2020. Boston College is 4-5 and Pitt is 2-7 against the spread in 2023.

The Panthers are 2.5-point favorites (down from -3) in the latest Pitt vs. Boston College odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 46.5 (up from 46). Pitt is a -151 (risk $151 to win $100) favorite on the money line, with Boston College is listed as a +126 underdog (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). Before you make any Boston College vs. Pitt 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 been red-hot all season, going 59-23-2 overall on his college football best bets for SportsLine this season so far! He went 8-1 on his CFB Week 11 picks, returning a profit of $690 for $100 bettors. Anyone who has followed his picks this season is WAY UP!

Kaylor knows that this will be the final home game for the Pitt seniors, and Senior Day typically brings out a lot of emotion for college football players. The Panthers are looking to end their season on a high note, and a win on Friday would send the program in the right direction heading into the offseason. 

Kaylor, however, also factored in that Boston College has more to play for in this game. The Eagles have already clinched bowl eligibility, and can improve their chances of landing a higher profile bowl game invite with a win. Boston College also has the best rushing attack in the ACC, averaging 201.9 yards per game on the ground. They will be facing a Pitt defense that allows 156.9 rushing yards per game.

Now, Kaylor has locked in a confident against-the-spread pick for Pitt vs. Boston College. We can tell you he's leaning Over 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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