UTSA Roadrunners (0-1) vs. Army Black Knights (0-1)
September 10, 2022 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Army Black Knights +2 / UTSA Roadrunners -2; Over/Under: +54
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The Army Black Knights and UTSA Roadrunners clash Saturday in a week 2 college football contest at Michie Stadium. The UTSA Roadrunners look for a win after a 3-overtime loss to Houston. The Army Black Knights look for a win after losing their opener to Coastal Carolina.
The UTSA Roadrunners have won 5 of their last 6 road games. Frank Harris is completing 65.1 percent of his passes for 337 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. Joshua Cephus and Zakhari Franklin have combined for 206 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while De’Corian Clark has 6 receptions. The UTSA Roadrunners ground game is averaging 104 yards per contest, and Harris leads the way with 63 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, UTSA is allowing 37 points and 346 yards per game. Dadrian Taylor leads the UTSA Roadrunners with 10 tackles, Brandon Brown has 1.5 sacks and Nicktroy Fortune has 1 pass deflection.
The Army Black Knights have won 5 of their last 6 home games. Cade Ballard is completing 60 percent of his passes for 88 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions. Braheam Murphy and Ay’Jaun Marshall have combined for 127 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Isaiah Alston has 2 receptions. The Army Black Knights ground game is averaging 205 yards per contest, and Tyrell Robinson leads the way with 135 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Army is allowing 38 points and 439 yards per game. Marquel Broughton leads the Army Black Knights with 12 tackles, Leo Lowin has 11 tackles and Nathaniel Smith has 8 tackles.
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You can make a strong case for either of these teams, as they both showed up in their opener despite losses. The UTSA Roadrunners went toe to toe with a top-25 Houston team, while Army traded blows with an underrated Coastal Carolina program on the road. UTSA is probably the more talented team given the returning production, but it’s also a team that had issues defensively last week and now has to play a tricky Army offense. It’s not easy to prepare for the Army with just one week. Toss up, tight game. I lean toward the points here with the home team. Give me the Black Knights.
