None of that inconsistency has kept the number from landing where you'd expect for a service academy against a rebuilding Group of 5 program: Navy is laying double digits, and the moneyline reflects a game the market doesn't think is particularly close.
Towson42-15
Protective Stadium won't offer UAB much of an edge weather-wise — 77 degrees, mostly sunny, barely a breeze on kickoff night — so this comes down to whether Navy's option game can operate at full strength or whether Gutierrez is forced to grind out the clock with a run-heavy, mistake-averse script instead. Either way, the Midshipmen's ground attack put up 42 points and 200 rushing yards from Woodson alone against Towson, a sign of what the offense looks like when it's clicking.
- OutB. Woodson (QB) — Woodson is nursing with an ankle, and he will miss an extended period.09/15
UAB's defense will need a much better showing than it gave against Illinois if it wants to keep this from getting away early, and the Blazers haven't shown they can flip a switch on short notice. Navy, for its part, is banking on 5 days being enough to sort out its backfield before this one kicks off Friday, September 25.