The Army Black Knights will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the Navy Midshipmen at Christl Arena on Sunday in NCAA hoops play.

The Black Knights currently sports a 8-9 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 1-1 ATS. The Midshipmen are 6-12 and 0-0 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Black Knights produce a 0-0 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Midshipmen have gone 0-0 against the number.



View Navy vs Army Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Black Knights - Midshipmen odds would favor the Black Knights if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Army is rated No. 140 in the current Odds Shark poll, while Navy is at No. 255. Mathematical models based on recent stats and predictive formulas point to a 69-64 win for the Black Knights.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Army's No. 62 nationally ranked offense (73.2 points per game) against a Midshipmen defense that sits as the No. 40 at 59.4 PPG. The Black Knights have been averaging 44.2% from the field, more than the Midshipmen have managed so far this season (42.4% on average).

Defensively, Navy features the nation's No. 84-rated defense on the road, allowing 65.5 points per game. Army, meanwhile, comes in at No. 40 nationally in scoring at home.

Navy was a 62-47 loser in their most recent outing at home against Holy Cross. Navy got 17 points from Worth Smith but lost anyway, 62-47, to Holy Cross on Wednesday at Alumni Hall.

Army won its last outing, a 77-54 result against Lafayette on January 16. The battle between the Black Knights and Leopards didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Lafayette was handed a 77-54 defeat on Wednesday at Christl Arena.

Next up:
Navy at American, Wednesday, January 23
Army at Colgate, Wednesday, January 23