Army Navy Betting Preview



A brief betting preview for the Army-Navy game with odds and trends from previous meetings.

This weekend will mark the 118th meeting between Army and Navy on the gridiron. Navy holds the slight lead in overall victories and had won 13 straight contests, before Army secured the 2016 victory, 21-17.  On 86 occasions the Army-Navy Game has been played in Philadelphia with a strong potential for snow at game time for the contest at Lincoln Financial Field.

Army comes into this year's matchup with the better record, sitting at 8-3. Meanwhile, Navy started the year strong, but have dropped to 6-5 after losing 4 of their last 5. Despite Navy's recent success against Army, they are just 5-6 ATS in the last 11 games, and it is actually Army that has gone 3-0 ATS in as many games. Although, Navy is 14-1 SU in their last 15 contests with Army overall.

Army Navy betting previewThe currrent line on the Army-Navy game posted at Elite-rated BetMania has the Navy Midshipmen as a three point favorite on a neutral field.

Army Black Knights   (+3) -115
Navy Midshipmen     (-3) -105

Army snapped a 13-game losing streak with a 21-17 victory in Baltimore last year as an 11 point underdog.  in 2017, the Black Knights are  8-3 straight up (SU) but just 5-6 against the spread (ATS). The over/under has gone over 6 times and under 5 times this season.

Navy began its season with high hopes and an impressive 5-0 SU and 3-2 ATS run before losing five of its last six games. Still in those last six game, the Midshipmen went 3-2-1 ATS entering this game with a 6-5 SU and 6-4-1 ATS overall record. The total has gone under in 7 of their 11 games. 

The Commander in Chief Trophy will be on the line this Saturday. Both Army and Navy run option attacks and look forward to this game all year, setting the stage for the grandaddy of all rivalries between these two armed forces squads.

If you are looking at placing a bet o the Army-Navy game, the over/under may be the way to go. Betting the under has proven to be the safest route recently, as this matchup has failed to produce an over in total score in the last 11 contests. 

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