What is the Line on the Houston vs. Army Game?

Written by :

Don Shapiro

Published on :

19 December, 2018

What is the Line on the Houston vs. Army Game?

The line on the Houston vs. Army Armed Forces Bowl game Saturday featured a line of Black Knights -4.5 after opening at -5.

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The Armed Forces Bowl

Played in Fort Worth Texas, the Armed Forces Bowl is an annual postseason college football bowl game played in the 44,008-seat Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University. Following the 2013 football season, the Armed Forces Bowl signed multi-year agreements with various conferences as well as Army and Navy to set bowl match-ups through 2019 (Navy would later join the American Athletic Conference). The payout is a cool $675,000.

Vegas Line Movement for the 2018 Armed Forces Game

This line movement goes through Wednesday morning (refer to live lines here at Bookmaker)

	LINE	TOTAL
12/05/2018 03:43:26 PM	-3 -110 (Open)	67.5 -110 (Open)
12/07/2018 09:27:28 AM	-3 -110	67 -110
12/11/2018 02:29:00 PM	-3 -110	66 -110
12/11/2018 02:33:04 PM	-3 -110	65.5 -110
12/11/2018 06:34:52 PM	-3 -110	64.5 -110
12/11/2018 08:41:50 PM	-3 -110	62 -110
12/11/2018 11:00:30 PM	-3 -110	60.5 -110
12/12/2018 01:25:47 AM	-3.5 -110	60.5 -110
12/12/2018 01:31:54 AM	-3 -110	60.5 -110
12/14/2018 02:00:08 AM	-3.5 -110	60.5 -110
12/15/2018 09:32:47 AM	-3.5 -110	60 -110
12/18/2018 09:52:45 AM	-3.5 -110	59.5 -110
12/18/2018 01:23:04 PM	-4.5 -110	59.5 -110
12/18/2018 02:26:37 PM	-5 -110	59.5 -110
12/18/2018 05:07:29 PM	-5.5 -110	59.5 -110
12/18/2018 08:52:08 PM	-5 -110	59.5 -110

Betting Houston vs. Army Courtesy of BookMaker.eu

It’s not a total disaster and the Cougars do have some talented players on their side that will make this game one of the better bowls. While the Cougars defense was bad, the offense was able to rack up yards and points relatively easily. The group suffered a big blow when quarterback D’Eriq King was lost, but new starter Clayton Tune showed glimpses in his brief time throwing for 565 yards and seven touchdowns.

And with additional time to prepare, the Cougars need that aspect of their game working to have a chance. They won’t have the ball that often with Army’s ability to chew up clock and convert third downs, so scoring when they do have it is imperative. And it’s not like the Cougars haven’t faced the triple option before. They face Navy every season and should at least have an idea of what’s coming. Stopping it is an entirely different matter, and one the Cougars won’t figure out.

College Football ATS Betting Pick: Army -4.5 at BookMaker.eu