The 2020 college football season opens for BYU and Navy at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. with an 8 p.m. ET Monday kickoff. We analyze the BYU-Navy college football betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
BYU at Navy: Betting odds and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:50 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: BYU -121 | Navy +100
- Against the Spread/ATS: BYU -1 (-110) | Navy +1 (-110)
- Over/Under: 48.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
BYU at Navy: Three things to know
- BYU and Navy are meetings on the gridiron for the first time since 1989.
- Cougars RB Sione Finau continues to work his way back from a season-ending knee injury last November, but they have plenty of horses in the backfield with Lopini Katoa, Jackson McChesney and Tyler Allgeier all jockeying for touches. The Midshipmen, meanwhile, led the nation with 360.5 rushing yards per game in 2019.
- BYU turned the ball over just nine times in 2019, while Navy turned it over just 13 times.
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BYU at Navy: Odds, betting lines and picks
Prediction
BYU 26, Navy 20
Moneyline (ML)
BYU (-121) found ways to win difficult games last season, and traveling cross-country in a pandemic to face the triple-option of Navy (+100) on opening night certainly checks off the box for difficult. The Cougs have experienced gunslinger QB Zach Wilson to run the offense.
The Middies will be breaking in a new quarterback for their system, with QB Malcolm Perry now plying his trade as a wide receiver with the Miami Dolphins. The experience and depth of the Cougars will help them to a nice road victory to open the new season in a showcase game.
Against the Spread (ATS)
BYU (-1, -110) is a better play, barring a one-point victory, as you have to spend less on juice for basically the same bet as the moneyline.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 48.5 (-110) is a sharp play, as Navy runs the ball (and the clock) on every play. Yes, they lit up the scoreboard last season, but Perry is gone and they’ll be trying to break in a new signal-caller in senior Dalen Morris.
Navy won’t have near the same kind of fluidity, especially against a turgid Cougars defense. This won’t be confused with a defensive slog, but it won’t be a high-flying game, either.
Additionally, the first four FBS vs. FBS games this weekend all hit the Under.
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