Albany looks to cover the Great Danes-Midshipmen pointspread on Friday and improve its overall 2-3 mark when they host Navy in college basketball action.

Albany will face the 2-3 Midshipmen, who own a 0-0 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Great Danes are 2-2 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Midshipmen are 0-0 favoring the OVER.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Great Danes at No. 227 and the Midshipmen at No. 88 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 70-62 result in favor of the Midshipmen.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Albany has the nation's No. 201-rated offensive output, at 67.6 PPG. The visiting Midshipmen defense ranks No. 146 allowing on average 64.8 PPG. The Great Danes FG% has averaged 41.2% so far, less than the Midshipmen marksmen have achieved on the year, 46.5% per game.

Defensively, Navy features the nation's No. 183-rated defense on the road, allowing 71 points per game. Albany, meanwhile, comes in at No. 88 nationally in scoring at home.

Navy was a 57-55 loser in their most recent outing at home against Tulane. Jordan Brickman scored 14 points in a futile effort to lead the Midshipmen to a win (they lost 57-55 to Tulane at Alumni Hall on Tuesday).

In their last action, Albany was a 66-46 loser on the road against George Mason. They failed to cover the 11.5–point spread as underdogs. Albany was crushed on Tuesday, getting blown out by George Mason and falling by a 66-46 score at Patriot Center.

Next up:
Navy home to Mount St. Mary's, Sunday, November 27
Albany home to Fairleigh Dickinson, Sunday, November 27