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Army vs Navy betting guide, Champions League wagers

Nick Bromberg gets you set for the yearly clash between Army and Navy with his favorite bets. He also gets you set for the final round of the group stage in the Champions League.

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Video Transcript

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NICK BROMBERG: Welcome to "Yahoo Sportsbook Daily." It is Wednesday, December 8, 2021. And I am your betting guide Nick Bromberg for just one game this weekend.

Let's take a look at the final game of the 2021 college football regular season with Army Navy from East Rutherford, New Jersey. Game kicks 3:00 PM Eastern on Saturday on CBS. Army is a 7 and 1/2 point favorite.

The total, as we record, is 33 and 1/2 points. That is important. It opened at 37. It's already gone down 3 and 1/2 points. Keep that in mind when placing your bets.

70% of the bets, 80% of the money is on Army to cover the 7 and 1/2. Army is 8 and 3 overall this year, 6 and 5 against the spread, five overs, six unders. Navy, 3 and 8 overall, 7 and 4 against the spread, also five overs and six unders. A little history lesson in this rivalry.

Army has won four of the last five games after Navy won every game from 2002 to 2015. Here's where the over-under comes into play. There has not been more than 38 points in a single army-navy game since Navy won 34 to 7 in 2013.

This game has been much lower scoring in the 2010s and 2020s than it was in the 2000s. If you are looking to place a bet under this weekend, do it as soon as you can. Do not let this total get down closer to 30 before you place your bet.

I would stay away from the game total and also Army minus 7 and 1/2. The hook scares me here because I think this is going to be a relatively close game and, again, relatively low scoring. What I do like is under in the first half, the first half total is 16 and 1/2. Go under there. I can totally see the game being 10 to 3 or even 7 to 6 at halftime.

Wednesday is also the final day of group play in the Champions League. So if you're looking for something to bet on Wednesday with no more [INAUDIBLE] in our lives, we've got you covered. Barcelona could face elimination on Wednesday. They are underdogs on the road at Bayern Munich.

I like Bayern Munich to win that game outright. Their odds are minus 155. And in the same group, I like Atalanta minus 135 to win at home over Villarreal and a Manchester United team that I think is going to go all out and try to win at home against Young Boys.

They are heavy favorites at minus 275. But I think United gets the win in what should be an easy win after they lost at Young Boys to open up Champions League competition.

So to recap, you want the under in Army Navy. Get it early. My recommendation is under in the first half. That is under 16 and 1/2 points, and for Wednesday to play some soccer bets before the Champions League elimination rounds begin.

Bayern over Barcelona. Atalanta over Villarreal. And Manchester United over Young Boys.

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