Navy Midshipmen vs TX-SA Roadrunners Point Spread Picks

Navy ran 67 times and threw seven against Tulsa last Saturday, and it held the ball 34.5 minutes in a 34-26 win. That is how Navy plays: 53 rushes and 13.4 passes per game, 31.8 minutes of possession, and three games of 34 or more minutes in five. Navy’s games have averaged 128 combined plays, while UTSA’s six games have averaged 140. Navy is 2-3 and scores 27 points per game, 84th among the 138 FBS teams. It gains 401 yards per game and allows 322, and it has held two of its five opponents to 15 or fewer points. In its game at Air Force, it ran 59 times and threw 12, finishing 14-9 on 119 combined plays. UTSA is 5-1 and scores 31.3 (60th) while allowing 25.8 points and 387 yards per game. It holds the ball 28.3 minutes per game and has lost it three times in six games. In its game against Rice, it ran 46 times and threw 14, and UTSA won 16-14 on 132 combined plays. With Navy keeping the ball 31.8 minutes a game against a UTSA team that averages 140 plays per game, I'm going Max Play on the UNDER.