Fri, Dec 27, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTLockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl · Neutral site
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenOU -9
6.5 → NAVY
CloseOU -2.5
6.5 pts toward Navy
Total
Open46.5
▼ 2
Close44.5
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
model OU -10
Opened 46.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 2 downmodel 46
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 15–30 | L | O42.25 |
| Close |
2023 · Postseason · close · similar situation & total |
-3.5 | 38–35 | L | O44.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Postseason · loose · similar rest & situation |
-6 | 28–31 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 17 in the 4th quarter and got 13. 55% of games with totals 40.5–48.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | |
| 7-3 70% | 6-3 67% | 7-3 70% |
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
Longer bar = better
#117
Offense
NAVY better ▶#28
#18
Defense
◀ OU better#44
+0.1 #59
Turnovers
NAVY better ▶+0.8 #19
68 plays #65
Pace
◀ OU faster60 plays #130
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| OU off | NAVY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| NAVY off | OU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.4 #74 | 8.8 #61 | 14.2 #69 | 3.6 #121 | 6.6 #81 | 10.2 #112 | |
4.7 #53 | 5.3 #16 | 9.9 #24 | 5.3 #65 | 7.1 #77 | 12.4 #66 |
NAVY scoring against the OU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.3 #29 | 10.0 #35 | 17.3 #30 | 7.2 #43 | 7.7 #52 | 14.8 #48 | |
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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