American () vs Navy (11-18)
February 26, 2025 at 07:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: American -3.5 — Over/Under: 133.5
The Navy Midshipmen and the American Eagles meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Bender Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Navy vs. American prediction.
Matchup History
The Navy Midshipmen won the first meeting between these two teams this season by a final score of 81-58 at Navy on January 2nd, 2025. The win made it back-to-back wins for the Midshipmen in this head-to-head matchup.
Navy Recap
The Navy Midshipmen come into this game looking to build on their 83-77 win over Holy Cross last time out to improve to 11-18 on the year. After this game, Navy will head home for a matchup with Loyola Maryland.
Midshipmen Win 3 Of Last 4
Austin Benigni leads the Midshipmen in scoring and assists with 18.3 PPG and 4.2 APG along with 3.3 RPG while Jordan Pennick has 10.3 PPG with 3.2 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Navy up to this point in the year. Aidan Kehoe has 9.1 PPG with a team-high 9.5 RPG to lead the Midshipmen in rebounding. Donovan Draper also has 8 PPG with 7.7 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Navy is averaging 70.2 PPG on 42.1% shooting from the field, 33.5% from behind the three-point line, and 71.7% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the Navy Midshipmen will win
- Navy has won each of its last six games against American University following a home win.
American Recap
The American Eagles come into this game looking to build on their 48-44 win over Boston University last time out to climb to 18-11 on the year. After this game, American will close out the regular season with a road game against Colgate.
Eagles Looking To Secure Patriot League Title
Matt Rogers leads the Eagles in scoring with 17.3 PPG and 5.8 RPG while Colin Smalls has 10.4 PPG. Elijah Stephens has 11.1 PPG with a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Eagles in assists and Greg Jones also has 10.1 PPG with 3.9 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for American up to this point in the year. Matt Mayock has 7.3 PPG with 2.5 RPG and Geoff Sprouse has 7.4 PPG as well on the season. As a team, American is averaging 69.4 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field, 34.8% from three, and 76.2% from the foul line this season.
Why the American University Eagles will win
- American University has won each of its last eight home games.
- Navy has lost each of its last four night games following a home win.
Total Points Facts
- Seven of the last eight night games between Navy and American University at Bender Arena have produced a total of 133 or fewer points.
- Seven of Navy’s last eight night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Bender Arena have produced a total of 133 or fewer points.
Navy vs. American Prediction
I’m on the Eagles in this game. I just think that American is the better team and has been arguably the team to beat in the Patriot League, seemingly out of nowhere after being a conference dominated by Colgate in recent seasons. The Midshipmen have had inconsistencies at times this season and I think that American gets the job done at home in this game so give me American laying the points here.