Game: Army Black Knights vs. Navy Midshipmen

Date: December 13th at 3:00 PM ET

Where to Watch: CBS

With a lot of college football teams’ seasons already at an end, and conference championship weekend being last week, you would think that regular season college football is over. But as with every year, one of the best rivalries in all of sports is the annual Army Navy football game, which is rightfully granted its stand-alone time slot at 3 o’clock the week after conference championships.

These teams will go head-to-head in one of the most heated rivalry games of the year, and both squads leave everything out on the field. The Black Knights from Army have put together a strong campaign in 2025 with a 6-5 overall record, making themselves bowl eligible. Offensively they haven’t stacked up well with the rest of the FBS, as they average 327.9 yards per game (108th in FBS), along with 22.6 points per game (94th in FBS). They’ve been much better defensively, allowing just 358.3 yards per game (46th in FBS), along with 21.8 points per game (34th in FBS).

Navy was actually in playoff talks to be the Group of 5 bid until November and ended their season with a 9-2 record. The Midshipmen offense has been strong, averaging 422.6 yards per game (24th in FBS), along with 30.5 points per game (30th in FBS). Their defense hasn’t been quite up to the same standard, allowing 417.4 yards per game (107th in FBS), as well as 28.9 points per game (86th in FBS). Even with Navy having the better season, this will be sure to have all the excitement around it, and that Army team won’t allow Navy to run away with this one without a fight.

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Weather

The afternoon in Baltimore this weekend will be pretty cool, with this game starting out in the low 40s, then dipping into the 30s as the game progresses. Though not likely, precipitation could play a factor with a 22% chance at the moment, and winds will average 5 mph, with gusts up to 14 mph.

Betting Overview

The Navy Midshipmen were always favorites in this one opening at -2.5, but they now find themselves at -6 to -6.5. For the moneyline, we’ve seen the same movement as Army is now at +205 (from +136), while Navy is at -235 (from -162). The total in this game has dropped marginally from the opening number of 39.5 to between 37.5 and 38.5 depending on the sportsbook.

Power Ratings 

  • ESPN FPI: This rating system has the Midshipmen at 70th receiving 1.2 points from the field average, while Army is 84th receiving 4.6 points from the FBS average.  Based on this system, we would only see Navy as around 3.5-point favorites.
  • SP+: Both teams are slightly higher in this model with Navy at 57th giving 4.3 points to the FBS average, while Army sits at 79th receiving 1.8 points from the field average.  SP+ also aligns a lot more with where Vegas currently has the line for this game.

Betting Trends

Army and Navy have split the last 8 contests 4 apiece, though the ATS has favored Navy, as they have covered in 4, while Army has covered in 3, and there has been 1 push. The total in the last 8 has gone 3-4-1.

Army has an even 5-5-1 ATS record this year, with a 3-2 record as an underdog, and a 3-4-1 record in conference games. Totals this season for Army have favored the under, hitting in 7 of 11 games, 3 of 5 games as an underdog, and 5 of 8 games in the American Conference.

The Midshipmen are currently a 4-7 ATS team, with a 2-5 record as a favorite, and a 3-5 record in the American Conference. Navy games have actually favored the over however, hitting in 8 of 11, with 6 of 7 as a favorite, and 5 of 8 in the conference.

Final Thoughts

As we near this historic rivalry that has favored Navy all time (63 wins to 55), you can feel the tension building. It will be fun to see how a strong offense in Navy’s clashes with the strong defense of Army. On the opposite side, we will see a lackluster offense in Army’s vs a lackluster defense in Navy’s. It should be a close battle, and for that reason I’m taking Army to cover, and the under to hit.