Week 9 · College Football

Boston College vs Duke prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives Duke a 73% chance to beat Boston College in this College Football matchup. Updated August 29, 2026.

#99 Atlantic Coast Conference

Boston College

1% to make the 12

@

#70 Atlantic Coast Conference

Duke

4% to make the 12

The model's read

SpreadDuke −9.5Model
Projected scoreBoston College 21Duke 31

Duke is the pick by 9.5, but it's live — 73% on the model.

Chaos meter54 · LIVE
54/ 100
CalmMayhem

Boston College

27%

to win

Duke

73%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Boston College
vs
Duke
#73Offense · EPA/play#25
#116Defense · EPA/play#113
#85Explosiveness#26
#61Success rate#31
62%Returning production18%

National ranks from last season (1 = best). The 2026 outlook builds on this.

Series history

9 meetings all-time

Boston College leads 5–4

Last met 2022 · Boston College 3138 DukeDuke won

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What Boston College is hearing

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