One of the greatest games in sports kicks off on Saturday as Army takes on Navy in Baltimore.
Navy enters as a six-point favorite with the total set at 38.5 points. This is the best college football player prop bet to consider on DraftKings Sportsbook for the Army-Navy game.
Army vs. Navy Player Props
Blake Horvath is a spectacular quarterback for Navy. Horvath won the Army-Navy game last season with one of the best performances of his career. He rushed for 204 yards and two touchdowns, and threw for 107 yards and two more scores. He is hoping to repeat that performance this year after a spectacular season for the Navy offense. Navy won nine games in a tough American conference, largely on the back of Horvath and this offense. Unlike past Navy teams that ran the ball on basically every snap, Horvath has added a passing element to the offense that Navy has not had in recent memory. With just ten passing yards in this game, Horvath will have the most passing yards in a single season for Navy since 2010.
My best bet is for Blake Horvath to throw for at least one touchdown. This prop bet can be found at odds of +106 on DraftKings Sportsbook, despite how good a passer Horvath has been. Army knows exactly how to defend the triple option, but adding a serious passing element makes it much harder to defend. Army has struggled against the pass this season, ranking 89th in the nation in defensive EPA/dropback and 128th in defensive dropback success rate.
Horvath threw for two touchdowns against Army last season. He had his best passing performance of the season this season against another service academy, Air Force. In that game, he threw for 339 yards and three touchdowns. He also threw for a touchdown pass in each of his past two games ahead of this big matchup. Just like it did against Air Force, Navy should come with a more pass-heavy approach to trick the opposing defense that is so familiar with its option rushing attack. That should lead to Horvath throwing for at least one touchdown in this game.
