Fri, Dec 27, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTLockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl · Neutral site
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6-6 · Power #28
20
final
Final
vs
9-3 · Power #61
21
▲ winner
Closing spread
OU -2.5
✓ NAVY W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
OU 25–21 NAVY
✗ OU (61%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOU -9
CloseOU -2.5
Total46.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
6.5 pts toward Navy
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OU -9 · closed OU -2.5 · moved 6.5 toward NAVYmodel OU -10
Opened 46.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 2 downmodel 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 61% (33 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOU -9
CloseOU -2.5
Total46.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 3 games most like OU as a 2.5-point neutral-site favorite against NAVY, the favorite won 1, covered 0, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: NAVY won 21–20 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 3 similar games. 41 points stayed under 44.5, as in 0 of 3.
Favorite won
1 of 333%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
0 of 30%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
3 of 3100%
Normal range · usually 49%

Only 3 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 5 against an average line of 4.3; 59 points a game (usually 53.3). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 3 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
BAY vs AFA
2022 · Postseason · close · similar rest & season form
-3.515–30 L O42.25
Close
2023 · Postseason · close · similar situation & total
-3.538–35 L O44.5
Loose
BYU vs UAB
2021 · Postseason · loose · similar rest & situation
-628–31 L O54.25
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Navy ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Market moved toward Navy
6.5 pts (OU -9 → OU -2.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
46.5 → 44.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
OU+17.8 →+10.2▼ 7.6#23
NAVY−17.5 →+1.2▲ 18.7#63
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16

OU
Longer bar = better
NAVY
#117
Offense
NAVY better ▶
#28
#18
Defense
◀ OU better
#44
+0.1 #59
Turnovers
NAVY better ▶
+0.8 #19
68 plays #65
Pace
◀ OU faster
60 plays #130
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When OU has the ball
Advantage: NAVY defense
OU offNAVY defEdge
Points / game 24.3 #98 22.3 #41 NAVY
Yards / play 4.78 #129 5.41 #55 NAVY
PPA / play −0.02 #126 +0.01 #17 NAVY
Success rate 39% #116 41% #64 NAVY
When NAVY has the ball
Even matchup
NAVY offOU defEdge
Points / game 32.2 #39 21.6 #33 Even
Yards / play 6.31 #29 4.87 #17 Even
PPA / play +0.28 #10 −0.01 #12 Even
Success rate 46% #34 36% #9 OU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
OU scoring against the NAVY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OU scored
5.4
#74
8.8
#61
14.2
#69
3.6
#121
6.6
#81
10.2
#112
NAVY allowed
4.7
#53
5.3
#16
9.9
#24
5.3
#65
7.1
#77
12.4
#66
NAVY scoring against the OU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NAVY scored
7.3
#29
10.0
#35
17.3
#30
7.2
#43
7.7
#52
14.8
#48
OU allowed
4.8
#60
7.3
#60
12.1
#55
4.1
#21
5.4
#37
9.5
#21

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
60° · 7 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
OU27d bye
NAVY13d bye
OU +14 days
Tempo
Slow 127 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
OU backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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