Will the Streak Continue? History of Unders in Army vs Navy

• The greatest streak in college football betting kicks off on Saturday, with Army and Navy putting their 16-game under streak on the line.
• Legal sportsbooks set the total at 32.5 points, the lowest in at least 30 years, but the history of the rivalry suggests it doesn’t matter.
• Sportsbooks may have set the total extremely low, but it is possible that Army vs Navy will not be the lowest-scoring game with bowl season coming up.

PHILADELPHIA – The greatest bet in college football is put to the test on Saturday when Army and Navy kick off and put their 16-game under streak on the line.

Since their meeting on December 3, 2005, each and every matchup between these historic teams has gone under the total.

As such, Bovada set the total for the Army-Navy Game four points lower than last year’s 36.0 total in hopes of potentially coaxing out an over.

Army-Navy Game Odds

Team	Spread	Win	Total
Navy	-2.0 (-110)	-130	O 32.5 (-110)
Army	+2.0 (-110)	+110	U32.5 (-110)

History of Under in Army-Navy

With such a historic streak on the line, the thought might be that legal sports betting sites have been the subject of multiple bad beats considering the fact that there are people in the United States that can legally drive but were not alive the last time this game went over.

That has not been the case, as there have only been five instances of the game ever even getting to within one touchdown of a potential push.

The five closest games to go over in the past 16 Army-Navy matchups are:

• 2019: Navy defeats Army 31-7, with the over falling four points short of the 42-point total.
• 2010: Navy defeats Army 31-17, falling 4.5 points short of the 52.5-point total.
• 2021: Navy defeats Army 17-13, with the total points falling six points short of the 36-point over/under.
• 2011: Navy defeats Army 27-21, sportsbooks didn’t have a chance at the end with the point total 7.5 points short of the 55.5-point total.
• 2013: Navy defeats Army 34-7, just hoping for a touchdown and a two-point conversion to push, sportsbooks came up eight points short of the 49-point total.

In fact, the Army-Navy Game has come up short of the total by three or more touchdowns as many times as it has nearly hit.

With such a strong history of games going under, and the lowest total set in at least 30 seasons, it would be a logical thought that the 32.5-point total is the lowest of not only the Army-Navy game but any remaining game that a college football sportsbook may offer.

That thought would be wrong, as Kentucky versus Iowa in the Music City Bowl is set at 31.5.

The history of the Army-Navy game suggests it is a borderline lock to go under 32.5 points, but will Kentucky and Iowa out Army and Navy the two programs that continue to make history?

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