Betting
Our model — cards
| Team | Spread | Points | Win% | vs book |
|---|
| TLSA away | +2.5 | — | 44.0% | — |
| NAVY home | -2.5 | — | 56.0% | — |
| Total | no total model | | | |
FEI — bcftoys.com
Nothing to show for this game.
"Points" is the implied score for each side: a spread and a total are the margin and the sum, so solving them back out says what each team is expected to score. A favourite is shown negative, the way a book quotes it. "vs book" is that model's line for the team minus the book's, so a plus means the model makes them the weaker side. Our cards are EA College Football 27 launch ratings rolled up; the gap between two teams is multiplied by a scale fitted on this season's results (real margins have run about 1.8 times the raw gap), plus 2.5 points of home field; the win chance comes from how far 7,877 FBS results landed from a line. FEI is Brian Fremeau's projection, shown as a reference only: measured on his own results pages it went 49.9% against the spread over 3,101 games (2022–25), and the pickers never see it. Neither model has shown it beats a closing line.
Team ratings
| Points vs an average FBS team | TLSA | NAVY |
|---|
| Offence (cards) | -4.7111th | -3.699th |
| Defence (cards) | +0.553rd | -0.784th |
| Card team rating | -4.293rd | -4.394th |
| SP+ (CFBD's rating, theirs) | -3.483rd | -3.785th |
| FEI (bcftoys.com, theirs) | -0.5102nd | -0.383rd |
| F+ (FEI + SP+, theirs) | -0.593rd | -0.382nd |
| Card line | NAVY -2.3 (the gap ×1.87, fitted on 215 games, plus 2.5 home field) |
| Returning production | 41% | 14% |
Cards are EA College Football 27's Week 3 Ratings (EA re-rates weekly; we take the newest) with CFBD's measured stats shown beside them; the team rating rolls EA's starters up with the NFL position weights, unmeasured for college. SP+ is opponent-adjusted; ours is not yet.
Quarterbacks
Dexter Williams II TLSA72 ▲2 overall · Senior
Points added per play0.023
Completion57.6%
TD–INT3-0
Pass attempts, median game26
Pass yards, median game164
Rush yards, median game8
Games this season3
Team throws per game28.8
Jackson Gutierrez NAVY73 overall · Junior
Points added per play0.261
Completion40.0%
TD–INT2-0
Pass attempts, median game12
Pass yards, median game100
Rush yards, median game75
Games this season3
Team throws per game14.0
The starter comes from the maintained depth chart (cfbdepth.com). The rating is EA College Football 27's Week 3 Ratings (EA re-rates weekly; we take the newest); everything under it is what CFBD has measured this season, as a median game rather than a total so a man who missed time is not shrunk.
Against the number
| Team | ATS | Cover% | vs spread | O/U | vs total |
|---|
| TLSA away | 2-3 | 40% | -0.4 | 1-4 | -5.7 |
| NAVY home | 0-3 | 0% | -9.2 | 2-1 | +2.8 |
Against DraftKings' closing number, this season. A record of what happened and nothing more — cover rates do not predict, which is why the pickers never see them.
Streak trends
No 4+ streak in any split for either side.
Cover, win/loss and over/under streaks in every split (home, away, favourite, underdog, division, primetime, big favourite), counted against the closing line. Measured over every FBS season on file: cover and over/under streaks revert (fade 6+); college win/loss streaks tell you nothing against the spread (50%), so they are shown here but the picker ignores them. These never reach the pickers' bundle; the "streak" row on the picks board bets on its own.
Venue, weather, rest and travel
Built when the game's bundle is (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium).
Who is out (reported)
No news read for this game yet.
Covers.com injury tags
| Team | Player | Status | Since | Note |
|---|
| TLSA | G. Tempest WR | out Undisclosed | Thu, Oct 1 | Tempest is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and there is no timetable for recovery. |
| TLSA | J. Calloway WR | out Undisclosed | Thu, Oct 1 | Calloway is dealing due to an undisclosed injury, and there is no timetable for recovery. |
| TLSA | B. Hayes QB | questionable Knee | Sun, Sep 27 | Hayes is dealing due to a knee injury, and it is unclear whether he will play against North Texas on Thursday, October 1th. |
| NAVY | B. Woodson QB | questionable Ankle | Sat, Sep 26 | Woodson is nursing with an ankle injury, and it is unclear whether he will play against Air Force on Saturday, October 3rd. |
| NAVY | L. Walker RB | questionable Undisclosed | Sat, Sep 26 | Walker is nursing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear whether he will play against Air Force on Saturday, October 3rd. |
| NAVY | J. Chalmers RB | questionable Undisclosed | Sat, Sep 26 | Chalmers is nursing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear whether he will play against Air Force on Saturday, October 3rd. |
| NAVY | M. Barlow TE | questionable Undisclosed | Sat, Sep 26 | Barlow is nursing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear whether he will play against Air Force on Saturday, October 3rd. |