{"id":87465,"date":"2015-12-21T21:45:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T02:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=87465"},"modified":"2015-12-22T07:13:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T12:13:30","slug":"pittsburgh-panthers-vs-navy-midshipmen-2015-military-bowl-predictions-odds-picks-and-ncaa-football-betting-preview-december-28-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/pittsburgh-panthers-vs-navy-midshipmen-2015-military-bowl-predictions-odds-picks-and-ncaa-football-betting-preview-december-28-2015.html","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Navy Midshipmen 2015 Military Bowl Predictions, Odds, Picks and NCAA Football Betting Preview \u2013 December 28, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Both the Pittsburgh Panthers and No. 21 Navy Midshipmen had overachieving seasons in 2015. Pitt, in particular, made unexpectedly quick progress in head coach Pat Narduzzi\u2019s first year in charge.<\/p>\n<p>However, getting to nine wins will be a tall order for the Panthers as they have to play a virtual road game against the Navy Midshipmen, who will be led into the Military Bowl by their record-breaking senior quarterback making his college swansong.<\/p>\n<p>Read on below for our preview of this intriguing bowl matchup. Meanwhile, get more bowl season coverage with our preview of <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/central-michigan-chippewas-vs-minnesota-golden-gophers-2015-quick-lane-bowl-predictions-odds-picks-and-ncaa-football-betting-preview-december-28-2015.html\" target=\"_blank\">Quick Lane Bowl<\/a>.<\/p>\n[sc:NCAAFArticles ]\n<h2>Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Navy Midshipmen\u00a0Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium,\u00a0Annapolis<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Monday, December 28, 7:30 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong>\u00a0Pittsburgh Panthers (<strong>+3.5<\/strong>) vs. Navy Midshipmen (<strong>-3.5<\/strong>); total <strong>53.0<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/college-football\/ncaa\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>view all NCAA Football lines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Broadcast:<\/strong>\u00a0ESPN<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Pittsburgh Panthers (8-4, 6-2 ACC)<\/h3>\n<p>Despite a surprising home loss to Miami in their last regular season game, the Pittsburgh Panthers have still had a very strong first year under head coach Pat Narduzzi. Aside from that loss to the Canes, Pitt\u2019s other three losses came against Iowa, North Carolina and Notre Dame, all of whom finished in the regular season in the top 10 of the AP Poll.<\/p>\n<p>[sc:NCAA240banner ]Pitt\u2019s big strength this season has been its defense \u2013 Narduzzi\u2019s calling card \u2013 particularly against the run. The Panthers gave up just 126 rushing yards per game, the third-best mark in the ACC. However, that run defense will be put to the test against Navy\u2019s run-heavy triple-option offense.<\/p>\n<p>Pitt will not be strangers to that type of offense, though. The Panthers already prepared for it when it came up against Georgia Tech earlier in the season. They gave up 376 rushing yards and three touchdowns, but still came away 31-28 winners.<\/p>\n<p>On offense, Pitt will also look to pound the ball down Navy\u2019s throat. The Panthers rushed for nearly 186 yards per game, which ranked fifth in the ACC. Quarterback Nathan Peterman has been pretty solid as well in the passing game. The junior threw 19 touchdowns and just five interceptions this season.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Join TopBet sportsbook\" href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/9\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a>\u00a0and cash in on all the best college football action during bowl season.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Navy Midshipmen (10-2, 7-1 AAC)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Keenan+Reynolds+Navy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-88418\" title=\"Pittsburgh-vs-Navy-2015-Military-Bowl-Predictions-Picks and Preview\" alt=\"Pittsburgh vs Navy 2015 Military Bowl Predictions, Picks and Preview\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Keenan+Reynolds+Navy.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Keenan+Reynolds+Navy.jpg 600w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Keenan+Reynolds+Navy-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Navy had quite a nice showing in its first season as a part of the American Athletic Conference. Had the Midshipmen beaten Houston, they would\u2019ve played in the conference championship game, and possibly could\u2019ve earned a trip to a New Year\u2019s Six bowl game. As it stands, they\u2019ll be virtually playing a home game in their bowl matchup against Pitt.<\/p>\n<p>Navy\u2019s success this season \u2013 and for the past three seasons as well \u2013 has been in large part due to quarterback Keenan Reynolds\u2019 brilliance in running their patented triple-option attack, which averaged 36.2 points this season (22nd in the nation).<\/p>\n<p>The senior rushed for 1,229 yards with 21 rushing touchdowns this year en route to setting a new Division-I career rushing TD record with 85 career scores. Reynolds is also just 81 rushing yards away from breaking Denard Robinson\u2019s record for most career QB rushing yards.\u00a0It\u2019ll be Reynolds\u2019 last game of his collegiate career, so he certainly won\u2019t be lacking in motivation to end it with a bang.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from Reynolds, Navy\u2019s defense has also played a major part in the team\u2019s success this season and will crucial in their bowl matchup. The Midshipmen were 26<sup>th<\/sup> in scoring defense (21.3 points allowed per game) and 32<sup>nd<\/sup> in run defense (138.4 rushing yards allowed). Slowing down the run will go a long way toward putting the brakes on the Panthers\u2019 offense.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Reynolds delivers the goods on his final college game. 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