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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 15 2026 · Saturday, December 12

Navy vs Army prediction and pick

Our Navy Midshipmen vs Army Black Knights pick: Army by 7.9, 68% to win. The forecast rates every team against the opponents it has played, this season and last, and adds home field. No betting information goes in.

An early look, 11 weeks ahead: it sharpens as the game comes up. Updated every day until kickoff, then frozen and scored. After the game this page shows who deserved to win.

Why the curves are so wide: luck. Even with both teams’ strength known exactly, one game’s bounces, kicks, calls and sequencing move the final margin by about ±12.1 points (one standard deviation, measured from every play since 2019). These forecasts carry ±17.1, so about 50% of the width is that luck; the rest is what nobody knows yet about the teams. That is why a 7-point favorite still loses about 3 times in 10.

Navy vs Army

Sat, Dec 12, 3:00 pm ET · neutral site · MetLife Stadium

Army by 7.9 · 68% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Navy win32.1%
Army win67.9%
Middle 50%: Navy by 3 to Army by 2050%
Middle 90%: Navy by 21 to Army by 3590%
Middle 95%: Navy by 26 to Army by 4295%
Exactly Army by 36.3%
Exactly Navy by 35.3%
Exactly Army by 75.3%
Exactly Army by 143.9%
Exactly Navy by 73.6%
P50
Half of games like this end between Navy by 3 and Army by 20.
P90
9 in 10 between Navy by 21 and Army by 35.
P95
19 in 20 between Navy by 26 and Army by 42.
Where the forecast comes from
This season, against its opponentsArmy+5.7
Last seasonArmy+1.9
Home fieldArmy+0.2

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Navy 1–2 1.8 −0.8
Army 2–1 1.4 +0.3

Coin-flip wins: the wins each team’s games were worth with only the kicks, bounces, drops and calls re-rolled, the record adjusted for luck. Luck in wins: actual wins minus what the play was worth.

Navy vs Army: questions and answers

Who will win Navy vs Army?

Our forecast picks Army, with 68% to win; Navy win 32% of the time.

What’s the spread for Navy vs Army?

Our spread: Army −7.9. The betting line isn’t out yet. Ours uses no betting information, so where the two differ is where our read of the teams differs from the market’s.

When is Navy vs Army?

Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 3:00 pm ET, at MetLife Stadium, a neutral site.