A pair of 8-4 teams - Navy with its vaunted running game and Utah with its stingy defense - kick off bowl season at Qualcomm Stadium December 20 for the Poinsettia Bowl. Navy has led the nation in rushing three of the past four seasons, but were just 4-7 ATS in 2007.
Oddsmakers currently have the Utes listed as 8-point favorites versus the Midshipmen, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Navy ran for 286 yards last time out in a 38-3 win over Army, covering the 13.5-point home spread. The 41 points scored were UNDER the posted total of 64.
Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada was 2-for-5 for seven yards, and Adam Ballard had 13 carries for 56 yards for the Midshipmen.
The Utes were beaten 17-10 by the BYU Cougars last time out, as 4.5-point road underdogs. The 27 points were well UNDER the posted total of 45.
Darrell Mack ran for a touchdown, and finished with 55 yards rushing off 13 carries.
Team records:
Navy: 8-4 SU, 4-7 ATS
Utah: 8-4 SU, 7-5 ATS
Oddsmakers currently have the Utes listed as 8-point favorites versus the Midshipmen, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Navy ran for 286 yards last time out in a 38-3 win over Army, covering the 13.5-point home spread. The 41 points scored were UNDER the posted total of 64.
Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada was 2-for-5 for seven yards, and Adam Ballard had 13 carries for 56 yards for the Midshipmen.
The Utes were beaten 17-10 by the BYU Cougars last time out, as 4.5-point road underdogs. The 27 points were well UNDER the posted total of 45.
Darrell Mack ran for a touchdown, and finished with 55 yards rushing off 13 carries.
Team records:
Navy: 8-4 SU, 4-7 ATS
Utah: 8-4 SU, 7-5 ATS