The Memphis Tigers (-4.5) are heading northeast to face the Navy Midshipmen at Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. CBS Sports Network will broadcast the action and the game’s scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET.
Memphis Tigers at Navy Midshipmen Betting Preview
Navy enters this AAC game as the underdog and is currently getting 4.5 points. In order to take the favorite, moneyline gamblers would currently need to lay down $200 to win $100 back on the Tigers (-200). The Midshipmen are getting +170 moneyline odds. Should one squad catches a lucky break early on it’ll produce a nice in-game betting opportunity. Oddsmakers have placed the over/under (O/U) at 70 points.
The line originally opened at 3.5 while the game’s over/under was initially 71.5, so early action appears to be slanted to both the Tigers and the under.
The Tigers are 1-0 against the spread (ATS) and have gained 0.0 units so far in 2018. The team’s posted an O/U record of 0-0. The hapless Midshipmen have lost 6.0 units this season. They’re 0-1 ATS and own an O/U record of 1-0.
The Tigers have gone 1-0 straight up (SU) and they haven’t faced any AAC competition yet. The Midshipmen are 0-1 SU overall and are also 0-0 SU in conference play.
When these two squads faced each other a year ago, Memphis knocked off Memphis by a field goal 30-27.
The Tigers are hoping to stay undefeated after a 66-14 win over Mercer last week. The defensive unit did its part in the win, keeping the Bears to just 114 passing yards and 60 yards on the ground. Marquise Irvin had a productive day for the Bears in that one with 76 yards and a score on five catches. On the offense, the Tigers completed 28-of-39 passes for 428 yards and five touchdowns. Brady White went 22-for-28 for 358 yards and five touchdowns while Brady McBride completed six-of-10 for 70 yards. Patrick Taylor Jr. (52 yards on nine rush attempts, one TD) and Darrell Henderson (76 yards on nine carries, one TD) led the ground attack while Pop Williams (six receptions, 39 yards) and Damonte Coxie (four catches, 79 yards, one TD) shared the receiving duties in the win.
Navy just lost a 59-41 game to Hawaii. The team’s defensive secondary allowed the Rainbow Warriors to air it out for 436 yards and six touchdowns. John Ursua shredded the defense, putting up 167 yards and two touchdowns on 10 catches for Hawaii. For Navy, Garret Lewis completed five-of-nine passes for 66 yards. Malcolm Perry (108 rushing yards on 17 attempts, one TD) mounted the running game as Taylor Jackson (three receptions, 38 yards) and CJ Williams (two catches, 28 yards) led the receiving corps in the loss..
Betting Pick: Memphis Tigers at Navy Midshipmen
SU Winner – Memphis, ATS Winner – Memphis, O/U – Over
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Notes
Team Betting Notes
The Memphis defense has sacked opposing quarterbacks 4 times this season. Navy has registered three sacks.
The Navy offense has lost zero fumbles this season while Memphis has lost one
The Tigers offense yielded 21 sacks last season. Their defense created 26 sacks.
Midshipmen quarterbacks were sacked 13 times last year. Their defense was able to sack opposing QBs on 16 occasions
The Tigers created 33 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Midshipmen put up a whopping 42 rushing touchdowns last season.
The Tigers registered 5.7 yards per carry last season while allowing a YPC of 4.2 to opponents.
The Midshipmen ran for 5.6 yards per carry last season and gave up 4.5 yards per rush attempt to opponents.
The Tigers put up 39 passing touchdowns last season.
The Midshipmen only recorded 10 passing touchdowns last season.
Navy was getting 14 points in its previous outing and the Over/Under going into it was 61.5. The over cashed and Navy failed to cover in the team’s 59-41 loss to Hawaii.
Memphis was favored by 31 points in its last game. The team covered that spread in the 66-14 victory over Mercer.
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