Oklahoma Sooners vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, Odds and Picks for Friday, 12/27/24

The Oklahoma Sooners take on the Navy Midshipmen in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth Texas. Oklahoma finished the season 6-6, which puts them below their preseason win total of 7.5. The Sooners are unhappy with the results so far in their 3rd season under head coach Brent Venables. At Oklahoma National Championships are the goal, so Venables’ seat is getting very warm right now. Navy is on the opposite trajectory. They are in their second year under head coach Brian Newberry and finished the year 9-3 with a win over Army to top it off. Beating Army is what Navy truly cares about and that is what determines if a season is successful but being 9-3 on top of that is not bad either. They would love to get a win in this game and have their first 10-win season since 2019.

Oklahoma has several opt-outs for this game on both sides of the ball. Quarterback Jackson Arnold will not be playing since he entered the transfer portal. They will also be missing some key players on defense including linebacker Danny Stutsman who declared for the draft. Navy will only have one player opting out, cornerback Lorenzo Vitti. Navy has a lot to play for in this game while Oklahoma just does not. The Sooners have 9 players not playing in the bowl game and aren’t playing in the playoff or a bigger bowl game so it’s hard to know if their hearts will be in it. Navy wants to get to 10 wins and build for the future with this team while Oklahoma is already looking at next season and starting to build their team for next year. Navy is 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 games while Oklahoma is just 5-5. Take the Midshipmen to cover against the Sooners in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Navy +3 is available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.