Navy Midshipmen vs. Army Black Knights 12:00 PM
The college football season enters its final week of NCAA football betting action in the regular season, and sports betting fanatics are all set for their annual chance to boost their bankrolls when the Navy Midshipmen (7-4, 5-5 ATS) take on their rivals, the Army Black Knights (3-8, 6-4 ATS).
This will be the 109th meeting between these two traditional rivals, with the Midshipmen owning a 52-49-7 advantage. Last season’s battle wasn’t one the Black Knights would like to remember, as Navy pounded them 38-3 as 14-point favorites. The Midshipmen have won six straight in this series, and are 5-1 ATS during that stretch.
The Middies have been off from football betting action since November 25th. After this game, they’ll be traveling to the Eagle Bank Bowl to take on an ACC opponent. None of the Middies numbers are overly impressive in the first year since former HC Paul Johnson left for Georgia Tech. The offense finds itself in the middle of the pack in the nation averaging 355.5 yards per game. As usual, the option attack has produced a ton of yards, as the Midshipmen average 292.1 yards per game on the ground, the second best mark in the country. They’ve only attempted 71 passes in 11 games this season.
Both RBs Shun White and Eric Kettani can become 1,000 yard rushers in Navy’s final two games of the season, as White leads the team with 873 yards on 105 carries, while Kettani has 809 yards of his own. QB Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada hasn’t played since November 1st, and the status of the senior is still in doubt for this weekend’s game.
It’s been a difficult year once again for the Black Knights. They’ve had two weeks to prepare for this game with Navy, but they need to remove the sting of three straight losses, a stretch in which they’ve been outscored 84-41.
Army bettors haven’t had much to complain about of late, as their squad has covered six of seven games before losing 30-3 at Rutgers two weeks ago.
The defense has been the strength of the Black Knights in ‘08. The unit ranks 44th in the country, allowing 331.5 yards per game. 
However offensively, there isn’t much to be proud of. The Knights only average 299.9 yards per game, most of which comes on the ground. The only offense in the nation that averages fewer passing yards per game than the Naval Academy is Army. They only average 45.7 yards per game, and much like their counterparts, have only thrown the ball 109 times on the season.
Expect to see a lot out of RB Collin Mooney on Saturday. He leads the Black Knights with 214 carries, 1,285 yards, and eight of the team’s 20 offensive touchdowns on the season. Army is trying to break a string of losses to teams with a winning record that dates back to the 2005 season.
Oddsmakers have installed the Midshipmen as 11-point favorites in this rivalry game, with the ‘total’ coming in at 45.
Regardless of the records, it doesn’t get much better than the annual Army-Navy game, so login to your Bookmaker Sportsbook account and take your stance in this heated rivalry!
