A couple of teams that like to keep it on the ground, Head Coach Philip Montgomery and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (+5) are gearing up to take on the Navy Midshipmen (-5) at Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Fans are able to catch the action live on CBS Sports Network and this AAC game is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Navy Midshipmen Betting Preview
The Golden Hurricane come into this Saturday AAC game as the underdog and are currently getting 5 points. The Golden Hurricane are also receiving +180 moneyline odds while the Midshipmen are -220. Should one school can catch a lucky break in the early stages it would produce a reasonable betting scenario in-game. Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 52.5 points.
The game’s total has moved down after opening at 53. The original spread has yet to change.
The Golden Hurricane are down 5.2 units so far in 2018 and 4-6 against the spread (ATS). They’ve been a good under bet and have recorded an O/U mark of 2-7. The underwhelming Midshipmen have lost 10.9 units this season. The team is 3-7 ATS and has an O/U record of 4-5.
The Golden Hurricane have gone 2-8 straight up (SU), including 1-5 SU against AAC opponents. The Midshipmen are 2-8 SU overall and 1-5 SU in conference play.
When these two teams faced each other a year ago, Navy earned the win 31-21.
The Golden Hurricane are looking to get back on track after a 47-21 defeat to Memphis last week where Seth Boomer completed only 14 passes on 26 attempts for 140 yards and one touchdown. Corey Taylor II (117 yards on 24 rush attempts, two TDs) and Shamari Brooks (23 yards on 11 carries) led the ground attack while Justin Hobbs (five receptions, 59 yards, one TD) and Keylon Stokes (four catches, 42 yards) handled the receiving duties in the defeat.
A week ago, UCF knocked off this Navy crew by a score of 35-24. As a group, the team collectively completed zero-of-two passes for 0 yards. Zach Abey went zero-for-two for zero yards while Travis Brannan was -of- for yards. Abey (85 rushing yards on 26 attempts, two TDs) and Malcolm Perry (69 yards on nine carries) mounted the running game while Travis Brannan ( receptions, yards) led the pass-catching corps in the loss.
Tulsa has run the ball on 65.2 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Navy has an overall rush percentage of 86.2 percent. The Golden Hurricane have produced 210 rush yards per game (including 224 per game versus American Athletic Conference opponents) and have 17 scores on the ground this year. The Midshipmen are logging 296 rush yards per game (288 in conference) and have 30 total rushing TDs.
The Golden Hurricane offensive scheme has averaged 165 yards in the air overall (165 per game versus conference opposition) and has 12 passing TDs so far. The Midshipmen have put up 65 pass yards per outing (52.7 in the AAC) and have three total pass scores.
Defensively, Tulsa appears to have the upper hand when it comes to limiting the pass. The team has allowed opponents to run for an average of 235 yards and pass for 176 yards per game. The Navy D has given up 249.5 yards per game to opposing passers and 197.5 yards per game to opposing runners. The Golden Hurricane are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of just 5.91 to opponents, while the Midshipmen have given up an 8.38 ANY/A.
Offensively, Boomer is up to 753 passing yards on the year. He’s connected on 41 percent of his 129 attempts with four scores through the air and two interceptions. He has a 4.17 adjusted net yards per pass attempt overall, although that number sits at 7.68 over the past two outings.
Zach Abey has managed to complete 1-of-5 passes for 17 yards, zero TDs and zero INTs for Navy. His ANY/A sits at a horrendous 2.00 for the season and 0.42 over his past two outings.
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Betting Notes
The Navy offense has lost nine fumbles this season while Tulsa has lost 13.
The Tulsa defensive unit has nine sacks on the year while Navy has eight.
Tulsa has averaged 5.4 yards per rush attempt over its last three outings and 5.9 over its last two.
Navy has averaged 4.8 yards per carry over its last three games and 4.3 over its last two.
In its last three games, Navy is 2-1 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
The O/U for Tulsa’s last game going into it was 65.5. The over cashed in the team’s 47-21 loss to Memphis.
Over its last three contests, Tulsa is 1-2 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
The O/U for Navy’s last matchup was 69. The under cashed in the 35-24 defeat to UCF.
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