Army vs Navy Betting Odds Preview

With the start of bowl season still more than a week away, the lone game on the college football schedule this weekend is the annual rivalry game between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen.

This year’s Army-Navy Game will be played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At Bovada Sportsbook, the Midshipmen are currently listed as a 1-point favorite. That’s quite the change from the opening line that had Army listed as a 6-point favorite. Bettors should keep an eye on the line leading up to kickoff to see if it continues to move.

Army now the underdog after opening as 6-point fave

Army was a lackluster 5-6 straight up this season and wasn’t much better against the spread with a 6-5 ATS record. However, those overall numbers don’t tell the full story. In their last game, the Black Knights crushed the Massachusetts Minutemen 44-7 as 20-point favorites. That was Army’s fifth straight win ATS.

On the road, Army is 2-5 SU and 4-3 ATS in its last seven games. For totals bettors, Army has trended toward the OVER recently with a 7-4 OVER record in its last 11 games. As an underdog, the Black Knights have lost five straight with a 2-3 ATS record.

Navy also had a disappointing season with a 4-7 SU record, but the Midshipmen were much kinder to bettors at 7-4 ATS. In their last game, they upset the Central Florida Knights 17-14 as 15.5-point underdogs. That was the Midshipmen’s third straight win ATS, and they improved to 7-2 ATS in their last nine.

Navy has covered spread in its last 6 games on road

On the road, Navy has won six straight ATS but is 1-3 SU in its last four. When favored, Navy is 13-2 SU and 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games. If the Midshipmen shade into underdog territory before kickoff, that could make them a good bet as they are 7-1 ATS in their last eight games as an underdog. It’s also worth noting that in their last six games against teams with a losing record, Navy is only 1-5 ATS.

In last year’s clash between the Black Knights and the Midshipmen, Navy won 17-13 as a 7-point underdog. In the last six matchups in this rivalry, Army is 4-2 SU and 3-3 ATS. In the last 10, the favorite is 7-3 SU but only 3-7 ATS. If you want to go all the way back to the beginning of this matchup, Navy holds the all-time advantage with a 62-53-7 record against Army.

For totals bettors, taking the UNDER in Army vs Navy has been a lock for more than a decade. The last 16 matchups have all gone UNDER the posted total.