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The Navy Midshipmen and SMU Mustangs will battle this Friday in week 7 of college football at the Gerald J. Ford Stadium. The Navy Midshipmen will look to better their even record while, The SMU Mustangs will search to wake up from a 3 game losing streak.
The Navy Midshipmen have lost 4 of their last 7 road games. Tai Lavatai is completing 52% of his passes for 515 yards with 2 touchdowns thus far. Vincent Terrell Jr. and Jayden Umbarger have combined for 256 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Mark Walker has 6 receptions showing proactivity in the air. While their ground game is averaging 231.8 yards per match, Maquel Haywood leads this department with 181 yards on a total of 35 carries. Defensively, Navy is allowing an average of 21 points and 349 yards per bout, John Marshall leads the Navy Midshipmen with 34 tackles, Jacob Busic with 4 sacks and Tyler Fletcher has just a single interception.
The SMU Mustangs have won 6 of their last 8 home games, showing their stadium is a well built castle. Tanner Mordecai has achieved 59.2% of his passes for 1,680 yards with 12 touchdowns included. Rashee Rice and Jake Bailey have created 892 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Moochie Dixon has a total of 13 receptions. Defensively, SMU is allowing a high 28.6 average points and 420.2 yards per game.
The Navy Midshipmen don’t have the raw player talent as SMU, but they do two things well, and that’s the simple run the football strategy. That should allow Navy to fight for possession in the early stages of the game. The SMU Mustangs are coming off three consecutive underwhelming performances, and their defense has been struggling quite a lot recently. SMU is ranked 103rd in total defense, 106th in run defense and 82nd in scoring defense. With this shaky defense, Navy might be able to pull through and grab the win.
Let’s check the latest NCAAF picks, news, stats and NCAAF expert picks for Navy vs SMU. We’ve plenty of NCAAF predictions for you to consider.
Navy Mindshipmen vs SMU Mustangs Game Information
- Date: 10/14/2022
- Time: 07:30 PM ET
- Location:Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX.
- How to Watch Navy vs SMU : ESPN
- Live Stream: fubo.tv
Navy vs SMU Betting Lines
Navy is +365 according to our Vegas NCAAF Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $365. On the other side, SMU is -465 according to the Vegas NCAAF Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $22.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Navy at a 21.51% chance of winning the game, meanwhile SMU have 82.30% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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