The Army Black Knights (2-1) hosts the Abilene Christian Wildcats (0-1) Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. ET in a battle at historic Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y. Below, we analyze the Abilene Christian-Army college football betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Abilene Christian at Army: Betting odds and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 2:35 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Unlisted
- Against the spread/ATS: Abilene Christian +30.5 (-110) | Army -30.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: Over 50.5 (-110) | Under 50.5 (-110)
Abilene Christian at Army: Three things to know
- Abilene Christian lost to UTEP, 17-13, Sept. 19. The Wildcats outgained the Miners 308-293 in total yards. They were undone by a 2-forf-12 mark on third downs and a minus-2 in turnover margin. ACU did register several explosive plays throughout, and the Wildcats’ defensive performance was notable. The UTEP offense logged 364 yards against Stephen F. Austin and 512 against Louisiana-Monroe.
- Army has outscored its first two foes (Middle Tennessee and Louisiana-Monroe) by a combined 79-7 in winning its first two games. The Black Knights piled up 779 rushing yards over those win. At Cincinnati last week, Army was solid in its attempt to start a season 3-0 for the first time since 2016, but the Black Knights offense did not register a touchdown.
- ACU QB Peyton Mansell is a junior transfer from Iowa. Mansell appeared in just five games for the Hawkeyes as a redshirt freshman in 2018. He directs a versatile offense which figures to feature about a 50/50 run-pass mix. Mansell went 13-for-20 for 197 yards in the UTEP game.
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Abilene Christian at Army: Odds, betting lines and picks
Prediction
Army 35, Abilene Christian 14
Money line (ML)
The moneyline was unlisted at the time of publishing. Due to the lopsided spread, it wouldn’t be worth betting, anyway.
Against the spread (ATS)
Army (-30.5, -110) has a couple of recent comparable games — late-season 2019 victories over UMass and VMI — that sway some thinking in this one. Both were convincing home wins and ATS covers with big spreads to beat. Those games also involved some garbage-time scores and turnover/short-field help.
In games against FBS opponents, Abilene Christian +30.5 (-110) has registered a respectable minus-12.3 average margin of defeat over the last six years (six games).
Army could be dinged up a bit after a hard-fought road game against the ranked Bearcats. Figure on the Wildcats keeping Saturday’s contest in the neighborhood of three scores long enough to make a four-TD loss a distinct probability. BACK ABILENE CHRISTIAN +30.5 (-110).
Over/Under (O/U)
Respect for ACU’s defense and a projected game flow and use of subs for Army make for a lean on the UNDER 50.5 (-110). A 52.5-point tag would trigger much more interest.
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