College Football Best Bets for Army vs. Navy, Saturday’s Bowl Games

Iain MacMillan | 2 Hours Ago

Army is an underdog against Navy in the Army-Navy game on Saturday. / Danny Wild-Imagn Images

The College Football Playoff and the meat of the bowl season begin next week, but we do have two games to watch and bet on this Saturday to help satisfy our appetite for college football.

If you're looking for picks for this weekend's two games, I have you covered. I have two plays for the Army-Navy game and one bet for the L.A. Bowl between Boise State and Washington.

NCAA Football Best Bets for This Week

Odds via BetMGM Sportsbook

• Army +195 vs. Navy
• Army vs. Navy OVER 38.5 (-105)
• Washington -9.5 (-115) vs. Boise State

Army vs. Navy Prediction

In this week's edition of my upset picks article, I wrote about why I'm backing Army to pull off the upset:

Navy is a more complete team, better suited to take on more dynamic college football teams, which is why they went 9-2 this season. With that being said, I think Army can win in a battle between two service academy teams that do little but run the football right at you. As we all know by now, these two teams rank inside the top three in run play percentage, but Army has arguably been the one to defend the run better.

The Black Knights rank 45th in opponent rush EPA, while the Midshipmen rank 61st. This game is going to be a lot closer than the spread suggests, so I'm going to take a shot on Army to pull off the upset.

Pick: Army +195

Army vs. Navy Total Prediction

The UNDER in the Army-Navy game was an auto-bet for several years, but in this year's edition of the game, I think it's time to bet the OVER. Both Army and Navy rank outside the top 80 in the country in opponent yards per play. Neither are elite run-stoppers either, which is going to be key in a game between two run-first teams. I wouldn't be surprised if this game cruises over the total at 38.5.

Pick: OVER 38.5 (-105)

Boise State vs. Washington Prediction

Washington is an underrated team that had some bad breaks go against it this season. Overall, the Huskies rank 18th in net adjusted EPA per play and fifth in net success rate. The Broncos rank 37th and 50th in those two metrics. The Huskies are going to prove they're better than people think in this game, and while Boise State managed to win the Mountain West, they're going to be outmatched in this L.A. Bowl.

Pick: Washington -9.5 (-115)

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