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Towson

0-0 · FCS · 15 pts

Week 1 · Final

15 – 42

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Navy

1-1 · American Athletic · 42 pts

Sat, Sep 5, 1:30 PM MT Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium CBSSN

Vegas Line

Navy -31.5

Total 50.5

Model Projection

NAVY -28.0

NAVY 98.7% win · O/U 50.5

Value Edge

3.5 pt edge: TOW

Total delta 0.0

Model Rationale

Preseason baseline: portal composite talent blended with the 2021–2025 archive by roster continuity.

Phase
Preseason baseline
2026 sample
0 games · 0%
Historical baseline
100%
Baseline margin
NAVY -10.1

Both rosters returned largely intact this cycle, so the 2021–2025 archive keeps its full weight in the preseason baseline.

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Towson — Keys to Victory

  1. 1Attack through the air

    Navy ranks #83 nationally allowing 207.0 pass yards per game — a softer target than their #14 run defense.

  2. 2Protect the turnover edge

    Towson is +0 in turnover margin (0 forced, 0 lost) across 1 recorded games; Navy sits at +0.

  3. 3Clear 26 points

    The market total for this game is 50.5. Anything above 26 points puts Towson on the winning side of an even split.

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Navy — Keys to Victory

  1. 1Protect the turnover edge

    Navy is +0 in turnover margin (0 forced, 0 lost) across 1 recorded games; Towson sits at +0.

  2. 2Clear 26 points

    The market total for this game is 50.5. Anything above 26 points puts Navy on the winning side of an even split.

Key Position Matchups

Quarterbacks

TOW — data unavailable in the official feed.
NAVY — data unavailable in the official feed.

Leading Rusher

TOW — data unavailable in the official feed.
NAVY — data unavailable in the official feed.

Primary Receiver

TOW — data unavailable in the official feed.
NAVY — data unavailable in the official feed.

Defensive Leader

TOW — data unavailable in the official feed.
NAVY — data unavailable in the official feed.

Matchup Simulator

Starts from the CFB 360 projection for this exact game. Turnover swings are valued at 4.2 points each; pace scales the projected total against a 140-play baseline.

Simulated Winner

NAVY by 28.0

Baseline NAVY -28.0

Simulated Total

50.5

Baseline 50.5

Unit Edge

NAVY QB

NAVY Below average · TOW Below average

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TOW passing vs NAVY coverage

0.0Passing YPG vs Pass yards allowed / G207.0
0.0%Completion % vs Yards / Target allowed10.9
0.0Yards / Attempt vs Completion % allowed73.7%
0.00:1TD / INT ratio vs Sack / pressure rate15.8%
0.000EPA / Pass vs Defensive EPA / Pass0.492

TOW rushing vs NAVY run defense

0.0Rushing YPG vs Rush yards allowed / G39.0
0.0Yards / Carry vs Yards / Carry allowed1.9
0.0Line yards (post-contact proxy) vs Stuff rate18.8%
0.0%Stuffed-run rate vs Tackles for loss5
0.000EPA / Rush vs Defensive EPA / Rush-0.150

NAVY passing vs TOW coverage

0.0Pass yards allowed / G vs Passing YPG21.0
0.0Yards / Target allowed vs Completion %50.0%
0.0%Completion % allowed vs Yards / Attempt3.5
0.0%Sack / pressure rate vs TD / INT ratio0.00:1
0.000Defensive EPA / Pass vs EPA / Pass-0.375

Efficiency & situational

—Third-down conversion58.3%
0.0Total yards / game527.0
0.0Yards allowed / game246.0
0Turnover margin0

Red-zone efficiency is not published in the official feed yet, so it is left out rather than estimated.