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Notre Dame Defeats Boston College 40-7 - Recap

Notre Dame cruised to victory on Saturday, as they ran up a 40-7 score against Boston College in Week 13 action at Notre Dame Stadium.

Bettors who backed the Fighting Irish were also rewarded, as they covered the closing number as a favorite of -21.0 at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 65.5.

Ian Book rushed for 66 yards, while Tony Jones Jr. added 61 yards in the win. Cole Kmet and Chris Finke added 78 and 71 receiving yards respectively.

AJ Dillon rushed for 56 yards for Boston College, while Dennis Grosel added 45 yards. Dennis Grosel threw for 63 yards for the Eagles, while receivers Kobay White and Hunter Long had 29 and 17 yards respectively.

Boston College was outgained by Notre Dame 501-191 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 27-11 by the Fighting Irish.

The time of possession battle favored Notre Dame as their offense was on the field for 34:56, longer than the 25:04 of their opponents.

Notre Dame heads into a Week 14 battle against Stanford. Boston College, meanwhile, will have their next action against Pittsburgh.