In a game that’s officially the 2018 season opener for the visitors, the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (+10.5) and the Navy Midshipmen (-10.5) will square off on the turf of Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium. CBS Sports Network will televise the action and the game is scheduled to start at 11:00 p.m. ET.
Navy Midshipmen at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Betting Preview
In this Saturday game, Navy is tabbed as the big favorite and is currently giving up 10.5 points. The Midshipmen are also receiving -425 moneyline odds while the Rainbow Warriors are +315. This game is a toss-up. Should one school can get out in front early on it’ll result in a nice live betting scenario. Vegas has placed the over/under (O/U) at 62.5 points.
The sharp action is siding with both the Rainbow Warriors and the over. The opening line was initially 15 and the total was originally set at only 59.
The Midshipmen finished 7-6 straight-up (SU) last season while the Rainbow Warriors could only manage a 3-9 SU record in 2017. When playing against conference foes, the Midshipmen were 4-4 SU and the Rainbow Warriors were 1-7 SU versus Mountain West schools. Both teams registered a .500 winning percentage (2-2 SU) against non-conference opponents in 2017.
The Midshipmen logged 96 passing yards per game and 332 rushing yards per game against their eight in-conference opponents last year. The team managed to put up 28.4 points per game against those opponents while giving up 29.1 per contest. When facing out-of-conference programs, they averaged 30.0 points-for and 25.5 points-against, along with 60 pass yards per game and 365 rush yards per game.
In games featuring out-of-conference foes, the Rainbow Warriors passed for 259 yards per game and rushed for 180 per game on their way to 30.5 points per outing. When facing just MWC opponents, the offense recorded 18.9 points per game by averaging 222 passing yards and 162 rushing yards. The Rainbow Warriors defense allowed 34.8 PPG to non-conference foes and 33.5 to teams in conference in 2017
The Midshipmen might own the advantage in terms of RB efficiency. Their backfield produced 5.6 yards per carry last season while the defense allowed 4.5 yards per rush attempt to opponents. The Rainbow Warriors rushed for 4.8 yards per carry last year and allowed a YPC of 5.3 to opposing runners.
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The Midshipmen only threw for 10 passing touchdowns last season.
The Rainbow Warriors put up 19 passing touchdowns last season.
The Midshipmen created a whopping 42 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Rainbow Warriors put up 15 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Midshipmen O-line allowed 13 sacks last season. Their defense created 16 sacks.
Hawaii quarterbacks were sacked 30 times last year. Their defense got to opposing signal-callers 24 times.
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