Army vs. Navy odds, picks and predictions
The Army Black Knights (5-6) and Navy Midshipmen (5-6) meet Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. Kickoff in the 2023 Army-Navy Game is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET (CBS). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Army vs. Navyodds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Army, which last played Nov. 18, is 3-0 straight up and 2-1 against the spread (ATS) over its last 3 games. The Black Knights — victors of 5 of the last 7 Army-Navy Games — defeated Air Force at the front end of that 3-game stretch Nov. 4. They are looking to win an outright Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for just the 4th time since 1997.
Navy, which lost this game 20-17 in overtime last season, played its most recent game Nov. 25 when it lost 59-14 as an 18.5-point underdog at current-No. 19 SMU. A previously surging Midshipmen defense had allowed just 11.0 points per game in its previous 5 outings.
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Army vs. Navy odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 2:05 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Army -145 (bet $145 to win $100) | Navy +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
- Against the spread (ATS): Army -2.5 (-115) | Navy +2.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 28 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Army vs. Navy picks and predictions
Prediction
Army 20, Navy 14
Moneyline
Navy leads this all-time series with a 62-54-7 mark. But USMA (-145) is favored for a 3rd time in the last 4 America's Game meetings. The tag here is solid, but the ATS action has a bit more value. PASS.
Against the spread
Army is 6-2-1 ATS over the last 9 meetings in this series, and the Black Knights are the value play in this one.
The offenses here are similar run-1st units. But peg Army as having a bit more ability to create explosive plays, plays that keep it on schedule, and value drives that create scoring opportunities. The Navy defense is good, but the Black Knights counter with a strong red-zone defense. They rank 16th in the nation, allowing a touchdown on just 48.4% of opportunities.
Give USMA the edge in place-kicking, and in this match-up — 8 of the last 9 years have generated a 1-score game — that's no small edge.
TAKE ARMY -2.5 (-115).
Over/Under
Last year, the Over (32) hit and broke a lengthy streak of Army-Navy Unders. For a decent-weather game in Foxboro, though, this total is solid. PASS.
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