Navy vs Army Prediction 1/26/25 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Navy vs Army Prediction for this college basketball game on Sunday, January 26th, at the Christl Arena. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The MIdshipmen’s recent form and recent player performance 

-The Black Knights’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Navy

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Army

-Recent betting trends in games played between Navy and Army

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Midshipmen and Black Knights. 

Navy Coming off Key Win

Navy overall this season hasn’t been very good, but they are coming off a key win in the last game. Navy faced off against Boston University and they scored 62 points, but even better was the defense giving up only 48 points. At halftime, they were up 33-19 and they never looked back on the way to the win. Austin Benigni put up 21 points, four rebounds, and three assists. There were three different players that put up at least 13 points. In this game though it’s going to need to be the defense that steps up in a big way again. 

Navy comes into this game with a 6-14 record overall and they have gone 9-10 against the spread. Navy is averaging 71 points while their defense is giving up 71.3 points per game. The offense is ranked 270th in the league while the defense is ranked 181st. They are averaging 59 field goals attempted per game which is 169th in the league. Austin Benigni is having a strong season averaging 17.5 points while shooting 42 percent from the field and 41.4 percent from behind the three-point line. 

Army Looks for Sixth Straight Win

Arny has all kinds of confidence right now and they are looking for their sixth straight win. In the last game against Holy Cross, Army scored 76 points and they ended up winning by five points. At halftime, they were up 35-29 and they ended up holding on in the second half. Josh Scovens had a strong game putting up 25 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Ryan Currey also put up 24 points, six rebounds, and four assists. 

Army comes into this game with an 11-8 record overall and they have gone 8-8-1 against the spread. Army is averaging 76.1 points while their defense is giving up 74.5 points per game. The offense is ranked 150th in the league while the defense is ranked 265th. They are averaging 15.47 assists per game which is 89th in the league. Guard Jalen Rucker is averaging 19.1 points while shooting 46.4 percent from the field. 

Navy vs Army Prediction

Navy might be coming off a win, but overall this season they haven’t been all that good and they are going to really struggle again here. Navy’s offense is fine, but Army’s offense is really good, and that will end up being the difference here. Army is averaging 76.1 points per game and they are going to have no issue here. Army is going to get out to a fast start and they will end up cruising. Back Army against the spread.