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Week 12 •
Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)

Syracuse @ Boston College

0-0 ACC Power rating: -4.6
0-0 ACC Power rating: -5.7

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Is there value in the Syracuse vs Boston College line?

Market line
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Blue Chip model
BC -1.3
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Syracuse (power rating: -4.6) carries a 1.1-point advantage over Boston College (-5.7) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Boston College's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.4) narrows that gap at Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA). Beyond home field, nothing else applies here - rest, travel, elevation and weather all read neutral for this matchup. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Syracuse vs Boston College at Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)?

The latest reading for Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) shows Light rain shower, 70°F with winds of 6 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

How do Syracuse and Boston College compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Syracuse (-4.6) over Boston College (-5.7) by 1.1 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Boston College faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Boston College brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.4). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input: cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

Where can I find more data on Syracuse and Boston College?

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Blue Chip makes this Boston College -1.3. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 22, 2026 Preliminary

Light rain shower

70°F

Rain50%
Precip0.01"
Humidity95%
Wind6 mph SE
Gusts9 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Syracuse at Boston College: aerial view of Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA), wind from the SE at 5.8 mph, gusting to 9 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 12
Kickoff (local)
12:00 AM EST
Venue
Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Capacity
44,500
Elevation
164 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

SyracuseAway Boston CollegeHome
This week258 miles0 miles
Last week1,036 miles1,551 miles
Season total3,997 miles9,174 miles
Body clock00:0000:00
Rest7 days7 days

Syracuse travels 258 miles to this game, a short road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.