Army vs Navy 2/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Navy Midshipmen (16-8) vs. Army Black Knights (13-12)
February 12, 2022 1:30 pm EDT
The Line: Army Black Knights +3.5 / Navy Midshipmen -3.5; Over/Under: -128.5
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The Navy Midshipmen and Army Black Knights meet in college basketball action from the Christi Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The Navy Midshipmen come into this one looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 68-44 win over Lafayette last time out. John Carter Jr. leads the Middies in scoring with 13.3 PPG along with 4.5 RPG while Greg Summers has 10.1 PPG with team-highs of 5.1 RPG and 2.5 APG to lead the Midshipmen on the glass and in assists this season. Tyler Nelson has 8.3 PPG with 4.3 RPG as well this season. As a team, Navy is averaging 66.1 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three and 66.9% from the foul line while allowing 59.7 PPG on 41.4% shooting from the field and 31.6% from three this season.
The Army Black Knights will try to snap a three-game losing streak after a 75-74 last time out at the hands of Boston U. Jalen Rucker leads the Black Knights in scoring with 16 PPG along with 3.9 RPG and 3 APG while Josh Caldwell has 12.2 PPG with 5 RPG and 2.6 APG as well on the year. Charlie Peterson also has 7.6 PPG with a team-high 6.1 RPG to lead the Black Knights on the glass and Aaron Duhart has a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Black Knights in assists this season. As a team, Army is averaging 70.4 PPG on 43.7% shooting from the field, 32.4% from three and 61.1% from the foul line while allowing 69.5 PPG on 44.1% shooting from the field and 35.1% from three this season.
Navy is 21-8 ATS in their last 29 road games and 19-9 ATS in their last 28 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall. Army is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 home games.
I get the case to be made for a home dog like Army, but the fact here is that the Black Knights have had covering issues at home as of late. Navy has been laying points on the road in conference play pretty much the entire time and it’s been cover after cover for the Middies away from home. I think Navy makes it another here, so give me Navy laying the points in this one.
