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The Army Black Knights will look to stay perfect at home this season when they take on the Navy Midshipmen on Saturday in the 2020 Army-Navy Game. After going 5-8 a year ago, the Black Knights have won seven of nine, outscoring opponents 275-147. They are 6-0 on their home field. Navy (3-6), meanwhile, is seventh in the American Athletic Conference at 3-4 and is 2-2 on the road. The Midshipmen have lost four in a row.

The game from Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y., is slated to start at 3 p.m. ET on CBS. Army is allowing 289.3 yards per game, fourth-best in the country, while Navy is allowing 410.3. The Black Knights are favored by 7.5 points in the latest Navy vs. Army odds from William Hill Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is 36. Before making any Army vs. Navy picks, check out the college football predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past four-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of over $3,500 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It is also a sizzling 50-31 on all top-rated picks through 14 weeks of the 2020 college football season, returning $700. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Navy vs. Army. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the college football odds and trends for Army vs. Navy:

  • Navy vs. Army spread: Army -7.5
  • Navy vs. Army over-under: 36 points
  • Navy vs. Army money line: Navy +240, Army -300
  • NAV: The Midshipmen are 27-9 over the last 36 games against Service Academy rivals Army and Air Force
  • ARM: This is the 16th season where the Black Knights have had four different players have a 100-yard rushing game

Why Army can cover

The Black Knights have won eight consecutive home games, outscoring their opponents 335-82. Junior quarterback Christian Anderson leads the offense, passing for 158 yards and one score, and rushing 72 times for 316 yards (4.4 average) and four touchdowns. After returning from an injury, he ran for 77 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries at Tulane on Nov. 14. Last season, he appeared in six games at quarterback, making one start. He finished the year with 429 yards rushing on 67 carries (6.4 average) and four TDs. He also threw for a score.

Defensively, Army is led by senior linebacker Jon Rhattigan with 67 tackles, including 26 solo. He has 1.5 sacks for 14 yards with two pass breakups and two interceptions with one returned for a touchdown. He also recovered a fumble. His best game was an 11-tackle effort against Texas-San Antonio on Oct. 17. Last season, he played in all 13 games, totaling six tackles, including five solo.

Why Navy can cover

Despite that, the Black Knights are not a lock to cover the spread in the Army-Navy Game 2020. That's because the Midshipmen have hopes of retaining the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy. If Navy defeats Army and then Army defeats Air Force the following week, the Midshipmen will keep the trophy. It would be the first time since 1993 that all three schools went 1-1 against one another. Senior fullback Nelson Smith leads the Navy rushing attack, carrying 117 times for 622 yards (5.3 average) and eight TDs.

Defensively, the Midshipmen are led by junior linebacker Diego Fagot, who was named a 2020 preseason third-team All-American and appears on the watch lists for both the Nagurski and Bednarik Awards. He has a team-high 67 tackles, including 37 solo, with three sacks for 24 yards, two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Last season, he led the team with 100 tackles, including 52 solo, and was second on the team in tackles for loss (12) and sacks (5.5). 

How to make Army vs. Navy picks

SportsLine's model is leaning over the total. In fact, it says both teams will combine to score over 46 points. It also says one side of the spread hits more than 60 percent of the time. You can only get the pick at SportsLine. 

So who wins Navy vs. Army? And which side of the spread hits more than 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Army vs. Navy spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up over $3,500 on its top-rated college football spread picks, and find out.