Overview
- Kickoff is 3 p.m. ET Saturday on CBS at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore for the 126th meeting.
- Sportsbooks list Navy around a 6-point favorite, and Dimers’ 10,000-run model gives the Midshipmen a 68% win probability with a projected 22–16 score and a 37.5 total.
- Army lists several contributors as questionable, including DL Deshontez Gray, Matt Gemma and Dillon Stowers, plus WR Tobi Olawole; Navy’s DL Aiden Lyczek is questionable, with Benjamin Franklin and RB Tyler Bradley out for the season.
- The winner claims the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy after both teams beat Air Force earlier this season.
- Navy enters 9–2 (7–1 AAC) behind QB Blake Horvath and nose guard Landon Robinson, Army is 6–5 led by QB Cale Hellums, and Navy leads the all-time series 63–55–7; postseason is set with Navy vs. Cincinnati in the Liberty Bowl Jan. 2 and Army vs. UConn in the Fenway Bowl Dec. 27.