Air Force Falcons (1-0) vs. Navy Midshipmen (0-1)
September 11, 2021 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: Navy Midshipmen +6.5 / Air Force Falcons -6.5; Over/Under: 43
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The Navy Midshipmen meet the Air Force Falcons Saturday in week 2 college football action at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial. The Air Force Falcons look for another win after beating Lafayette in their season opener. The Navy Midshipmen need a win after losing their opener to Marshall.
The Air Force Falcons look for their second 2-0 start in the last three years. Haaziq Daniels is completing 60 percent of his passes for 50 yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions. Micah Davis and David Cormier have combined for 50 receiving yards on three catches. The Air Force Falcons ground game is averaging 370 yards per contest, and Brad Roberts leads the way with 111 yards on 25 carries. Defensively, Air Force is allowing 14 points and 287 yards per game. Zion Kelly leads the Air Force Falcons with six tackles, Caleb Humphrey has one sack and Corvan Taylor has one interception.
The Navy Midshipmen have lost six straight games overall. Maasai Maynor is completing 33.3 percent of his passes for 27 yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions. Mychal Cooper and Tyler Goslin have combined for 57 receiving yards on four catches while Mark Walker has one reception. The Navy Midshipmen ground game is averaging 337 yards per contest, and James Harris II leads the way with 80 yards on 11 carries. Defensively, Navy is allowing 49 points and 464 yards per game. Mitchell West leads the Navy Midshipmen with eight tackles, Michael McMorris has one sack and Kevin Brennan has one interception.
The Falcons are 21-8 ATS in their last 29 non-conference games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games in September. The Midshipmen are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games in September and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Falcons last 4 games overall. The Falcons are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 meetings in Navy and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
The Air Force Falcons have one of the better defenses in college football and they looked solid, despite not the toughest opener. The Navy Midshipmen just haven’t been able to find their footing over the last two seasons and there has to be some reason for concern at this point. Air Force blasted Navy last year by a score of 40-7. While this is a rivalry and weird things tend to happen in these games, you have to feel a lot more confident in Air Force. I’ll lay the chalk with the Falcons.
