Our side
MoneylineBC to win
ours 94%
Projected score
12–40
ME – BC
2026-09-19 · 2:00 PM
Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) · Chestnut Hill, MA
Early season
The books
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Series
Boston College lead
6–0
· 6 meetings since 1967
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge Maine Black Bears
78 ranks
Maine Black Bears #78 rush offense
Boston College Eagles #156 run defense
Pass game
edge Maine Black Bears
78 ranks
Maine Black Bears #118 pass offense
Boston College Eagles #196 pass defense
Run game
edge Maine Black Bears
70 ranks
Boston College Eagles #175 rush offense
Maine Black Bears #105 run defense
Pass game
edge Maine Black Bears
96 ranks
Boston College Eagles #140 pass offense
Maine Black Bears #44 pass defense
Maine Black Bears
Run-heavy · 61% run
Ball-control
Boston College Eagles
Balanced · 45% run
Avg pace
Bill O'Brien · 9-16
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
Maine Black Bears
DL
Chris Bacon
8 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 4.0 TFL
#24 DL
LB
Sam Oppenheimer
32 tkl · 1.0 TFL
#17 LB
DL
Bryce Purnell
11 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL
#161 DL
DL
Derek Berlitz
15 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL
#184 DL
Boston College Eagles
LB
Anthony Palano
22 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL
#3 LB
DB
Marcus Upton
13 tkl · 2 PD
#134 DB
DL
E'Lla Boykin
8 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL
#211 DL
RB
Evan Dickens
103 rush yds · 2 TD · 6 rec
#85 RB
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Maine offense vs Boston College defense-12.9 pts
Boston College offense vs Maine defense+4.7 pts
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.