Saturday, December 12, 2015

Lincoln Financial Field

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The Army Black Knights take on the Navy Midshipmen on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field. The opening line for this game has Navy as 22.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 51.5.

Chris Carter finished his last game with 140 yards through the air for Army. He completed 4 passes out of 6 attempts for a 67% completion percentage. The Black Knights were led in rushing by Chris Carter, who finished with 111 yards on 20 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 6 yards per carry. Edgar Poe was the team leader in receiving with a total of 95 yards and 2 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 48 yards per reception. As a team in that game Army got a total of 18 first downs by way of 13 rushing, 4 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 58 total plays for 401 yards for the game. The Black Knights ran for 261 yards on 52 attempts.

Keenan Reynolds finished his last game with 312 yards through the air for Navy. He completed 13 passes out of 16 attempts for a 81% completion percentage. The Midshipmen were led in rushing by Keenan Reynolds, who finished with 84 yards on 19 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 4 yards per carry. Jamir Tillman was the team leader in receiving with a total of 162 yards and 5 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 32 yards per reception. Navy got a total of 17 first downs by way of 8 rushing, 8 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 56 total plays for 459 yards for the game. The Midshipmen ran for 147 yards on 38 attempts.

Army is scoring 22.5 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 3.6 passes on 8.2 attempts for a 44.4 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 83.6 yards per game through the air as well. The Black Knights are running for an average of 254 yards per game on 52 attempts for an average of 4.9 yards per carry. They also run 60.2 plays per contest and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 337.6 yards per game. The Black Knights are averaging 16.3 first downs per game and they accumulate 40.5 penalty yards per game via 4.2 penalties.

Army allows 219.3 passing yards per game and 28.5 points per contest on defense. They give up 16.4 completions on 26.5 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 61.6. The Black Knights allow 162.6 rushing yards per game on 35.9 carries for a 4.5 average per play. Army allows 381.9 total yards per game including 6.1 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.5 penalties for 49.8 yards per game.

Navy averages 37.5 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 4.4 passes per game on 8.2 attempts for a 53.3 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 90.4 yards through the air per game thus far. The Midshipmen run for an average of 330.1 yards per game on 57.8 attempts for an average of 5.7 yards per carry this season. They also run 66 plays per game and average 6.4 yards per play for a total of 420.5 yards per game. The Midshipmen get an average of 20.9 first downs per game and they average 27.2 penalty yards per game via 3.2 penalties.

Navy allows an average of 230.9 passing yards and 21.7 points per contest. They give up 20.8 completions on 31.6 attempts for a completion percentage of 65.8 per game. The Midshipmen allow 138.5 rushing yards per contest on 35.2 carries for a 3.9 average per rush. Navy allows 369.5 total yards per game for an average of 5.5 yards per play. They force 1.9 turnovers per contest and 4.9 penalties for 44.4 yards in each contest.

Army Betting Trends

Army is 4-7-0 against the over/under so far this season

Army has an ATS record of 4-6-1 this season

Navy Betting Trends

Navy is 7-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Navy has an ATS record of 8-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Army

12/07/15 QB A.J. Schurr Undisclosed probable Saturday vs. Navy
12/07/15 QB Ahmad Bradshaw Ankle probable Saturday vs. Navy
12/07/15 LB Alex Aukerman Undisclosed probable Saturday vs. Navy
12/07/15 RB John Trainor Shoulder injured last game, probable Saturday vs. Navy
12/07/15 DB Rhyan England Knee probable Saturday vs. Navy
10/17/15 CB Josh Jenkins Concussion out for season
09/24/15 DT Andrew McLean Foot out for season
09/18/15 OT Drew Hennessy Ankle out for season

Navy

12/06/15 OT Blake Copeland Foot "?" Saturday vs. Army
10/22/15 WR Marc Meier Knee out for season
10/08/15 S Kwazel Bertrand Ankle out for season
08/15/15 CB Shelley White Achilles out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Army

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