Boston College vs. Florida State odds, line: 2024 college football picks, Week 1 predictions via proven expert

Conference realignment changes the landscape of college football and the ACC's expansion has led to some early-season conference battles on the 2024 college football schedule. Florida State already began its season against an ACC foe, losing 24-21 to Georgia Tech in Ireland last week. Now FSU will go head-to-head with Boston College in Week 1 for another conference matchup and the Seminoles will be eager to return home after losing their last two games at neutral sites.

Kickoff at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, where the Seminoles have won their last six home meetings against BC, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday. The Seminoles are 16.5-point favorites in the latest Florida State vs. Boston College odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 51.5. Before making any Boston College vs. Florida State picks or college football predictions, you need to see what SportsLine's Emory Hunt has to say .

Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back at Louisiana-Lafayette. He knows the game from a player's perspective. In addition, Hunt was 93-78-5 (+777) on his college football picks last year. Anyone who has followed him is way up.

Now, Hunt has set his sights on FSU vs. Boston College and just locked in its picks and CFB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see Hunt's picks . Here are several college football odds and betting lines for FSU vs. Boston College:

• Florida State vs. Boston College spread: FSU -16.5
• Florida State vs. Boston College over/under: 51.5 points
• Florida State vs. Boston College money line: Seminoles -833, Eagles +558
• FSU: The Seminoles are 2-5 against the spread in their last seven games
• BC: The Eagles are 2-4 against the spread in their last six games
• Florida State vs. Boston College picks: See picks at SportsLine

Why Florida State can cover

Florida State is reeling a bit following an embarrassing 63-3 loss to Georgia in the Orange Bowl and then a 24-21 defeat as 11.5-point favorites against Georgia Tech. However, the Seminoles have been dominant at home the last two years under Mike Norvell. FSU is 11-2 over the last two seasons at Doak Campbell Stadium and went a perfect 6-0 at home on the way to winning the ACC championship last season.

The Seminoles outscored opponents by an average of 30.5 points in their own building last year and they won by 30 points against Boston College at home in 2022. D.J. Uiagalelei's passer rating improves by 25.7 points at home in his career over neutral-site games and as he settles in, Florida State will still have a chance to contend for the ACC title and a spot in the College Football Playoff. See who to back at SportsLine .

Why Boston College can cover

With Jeff Hafley leaving this offseason to become the defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers, Boston College now turns to Bill O'Brien to steward the program. O'Brien was a head coach at Penn State and then spent seven years in charge of the Houston Texans, going 52-48. He followed that up by spending two years as the offensive coordinator at Alabama and then was Bill Belichick's offensive coordinator for his final season in New England.

O'Brien will have some talent to work with, as quarterback Thomas Castellanos and running back Kye Robichaux are both back. Castellanos threw for 2,248 yards and 15 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,113 yards and 13 scores while Robichaux rushed for 780 yards and eight touchdowns. Top receiver Lewis Bond is also back after catching 52 passes for 646 yards and seven touchdowns in 2023. See who to back at SportsLine .

How to make Florida State vs. Boston College picks

Hunt has analyzed this matchup and while we can tell you he's leaning Under on the point total, he has discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He's only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine .

Who wins Florida State vs. Boston College on Monday, and which critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to see Emory Hunt's Boston College vs. Florida State picks, all from the expert who was 93-78-5 on his college football picks last year .