The Army Black Knights (8-2) will travel to take on the North Texas Mean Green (7-3) at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas for a mid-afternoon that invites audiences to relive the 2016 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl. The contest will take place on Saturday, November 18th, 2017 at 3:30 PM EST. The game will be broadcasted on ESPNU. The two teams met in 2016 on two occasions and split the series accordingly. North Texas won the regular season affair but Army won the re-match in the Heart of Dallas Bowl in an overtime thriller. In comparison to last year, both teams are highly improved as they have eclipsed the six win marks that both sported upon entry into the post-season. Army in particular has earned enough recognition to begin to earn some votes to acquire a possible top-25 ranking if they win this week.
Army Black Knights at North Texas Mean Green Overview
Army has defied convention in the past couple of weeks as they have been a dog and a public one at that against both Air Force and Duke. Nevertheless, the Knights not only covered, the won outright. The Black Knights are purveyors of a 21-0 shutout of Air Force two weeks ago and a 21-16 road win at Duke, last Saturday. Army has a strong chance to finally hoist The Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy as they are the strongest outfit of the three service branches.
The Mean Green roll in flying high. The Mean Green absolutely obliterated UTEP last Saturday when they trucked the Miners 45-10 in Denton. The Mean Green also own a win over Louisiana Tech at their annual Homecoming game, two weeks ago.
Army at North Texas Betting Trends
- Army is 6-0 in their previous six outings.
- North Texas is 5-0 SU at home this season.
- North Texas is 2-0 ATS in the previous two meetings.
- North Texas is 6-1 SU in their last seven fixtures.
Public Money Consensus
In the early going, we have seen the public smother the Black Knights. In spite of this the market has moved by half of a point upward in some markets as a result. To further reinforce the public’s fondness of Army, we have seen 71% of the cash and 69% of the tickets come in on the Black Knights in this scenario. 50% of the consensus like Army in this spot as well. In Over/Under markets, the figure has ascended by just half of a point to its current position of 58.5. The movements showcase action on the Over.
