Army at Oklahoma – College Football Predictions
The Game
This should be interesting.
The rock solid Army West Point Black Knights visit Oklahoma to take on the Big-12 favorite Oklahoma Sooners. Army is off to a nice 2-1 start with their only loss coming to the emerging JUGGERNAUT Duke Blue Devils. Oklahoma is sitting at a great spot (3-0) and getting JACKED UP for conference play. Can Army keep this game from being a complete slaughter?
The Details
Oklahoma -31.5 Army (63)
MEGALOCKS LINE – Oklahoma -27
“Vegas” Implied Projected Score: Oklahoma 47.25 Army 15.75
The Match-Up:
Army offense vs Oklahoma defense
This ain’t your momma’s Army offense.
Amaze the SMOKESHOW FLIGHT ATTENDANT on your next flight with this gem. Army threw for 361 (!!) yards during the entire 2017 season. Yup, that happened. This season QB Kevin Hopkins has already thrown for 420 yards. Some of that has been by necessity (Duke game) but Army has enough of an air attack now to keep you on your toes. Don’t be surprised if guys are running wide open by 20 yards at least a couple times on Saturday. To be fair this is not the Liberty or Hawaii defense BUT Army should be able to pound out enough clock with their devastating rushing attack to minimize the opportunities that the Sooners get on offense. Army has held the ball for over 39 (!) minutes per game which is #1 in the FBS. The Sooners defense has been pretty good vs the run but disappointing vs the pass. That should mean good things for this match-up but how much time do you think the Sooners have put into preparing for the option when they just finished a yuuuuge game with Iowa St and have the Big-12 docket on deck? Yup.
Oklahoma offense vs Army defense
The Sooners are going to make Army’s pass defense look silly on multiple occasions. QB Tyler Murray has looked really good and the running game will be fine, although less explosive without the dual-threat ability of Rodney Anderson who is OFY. The WR combo of Marquise Brown and Ceedee Lamb should go nuts in this game but we would be shocked if we saw them after the Sooners get up by 21 points. They have already taken a major injury hit on offense. The Army defense is tougher than a $3 steak but will do well to hold the Sooners to less than 38 points. Remember, if Army doesn’t crap the bed with turnovers they are going to hold the ball for long stretches.
Trends, Intangibles and More!
Our WEATHER INSIDERS dominated with a massive call on the Utah under last week. Remember, this is just icing on the cake, but the forecast is looking pretty ominous in terms of rain for 24-48 hours spanning the time of this game. We would take Army +31.5 in beautiful weather, but they become a bit more tasty of a play if the elements come into play.
Summary
We have the fair line on this puppy a lot lower. Oklahoma crushed FAU (midgets that can’t play defense), UCLA (horrible) and beat a decent Iowa St team by 10 points. Army has won 18 games over the past two seasons (+ 2 this season) and are a legit living breathing team that will make a bowl game and probably win it (along with beating Navy). It could be a senseless slaughter but we will take the service academy discount.
Conclusion
Official play: Army +31.5 -102 (sent 4:05 pm, Sept 18) (+31.5 is widely available) (play to +30)