Armed Forces Bowl Betting Guide: Navy Vs. Oklahoma Preview

The Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl is scheduled to kick off on Dec. 27 at 12 p.m. ET during the 2024-25 College Football Bowl Season. The game is held at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, making it one of 12 bowl stadiums to be the primary home of an FBS team (in this case, TCU). This season, the Navy Midshipmen (8-3) play the Oklahoma Sooners (6-6). Below, we'll look at Armed Forces Bowl odds and bowl history.

Armed Forces Bowl Odds

To place a bet on the Armed Forces Bowl, click on the odds in the table below. Go here for college bowl game odds for every contest.

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Oklahoma opened a -9 favorite over Navy and the over/under opened at 46.5 points.

Navy Vs. Oklahoma

Check back for a preview between Navy and Oklahoma soon.

Navy Team Notes

• Navy won five of the last six bowl games it appeared in. However, they've only appeared in one bowl since 2018 and all six mentioned games came under Ken Niamatulolo, who now heads San Jose State.

Oklahoma Team Notes

• Finished with a 2-6 conference record.
• Hired a new offensive coordinator, Washington State's Ben Arbuckle, who won't be involved with this game.
• Team dealt with widespread injuries all season long, notably to the receiving corps.
• QB Jackson Arnold hit the transfer portal, but he was benched early in the season.

Armed Forces Bowl betting

Last year, Air Force won its second straight Armed Forces Bowl, upending James Madison, 31-21. Air Force closed a -1 favorite, though that line moved after James Madison lost its coaching staff–and many players–before the game to Indiana and various schools in the transfer portal.

In 2022, the Falcons had a dominating win over Baylor, with a final score of 30-15. Heading into the game, Air Force were 3-point dogs, and the total sat at 42 points. The Baylor Bears were originally 8.5-point favorites, but that number soon dropped when OL Micah Mazzccua entered the transfer portal. Baylor also fired Ron Roberts, its defensive coordinator, leaving HC Dave Aranda to cover both roles for that matchup.

Missouri's cover in 2021 broke a streak of three straight favorites covering the spread; prior to 2022, Army (+7.5) was the last dog to win outright in 2017 against San Diego State. Going back further, four straight underdogs covered from 2009-12–all of which won outright–which followed a five-year streak of favorites covering.

History

Below are historical results of the Armed Forces Bowl.

The first Armed Forces Bowl was played in 2017, where Louisiana Tech ran away with a win over SMU, 51-10.

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