Halftime Report
After a tough loss on the road their last time out, William & Mary looks much better today on their home court. They have jumped out to a quick 41-33 lead against Navy.
William & Mary came into the match with some extra motivation after the defeat they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off. We’ll see if they’re able to flip the script or if it’ll just be more of the same.
Who’s Playing
Navy Midshipmen @ William & Mary Tribe
Current Records: Navy 3-9, William & Mary 5-7
How To Watch
- When: Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 1 p.m. ET
- Where: Kaplan Arena — Williamsburg, Virginia
- TV: FloSports
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $23.16
What to Know
William & Mary is 0-3 against Navy since December of 2021 but things could change on Sunday. The William & Mary Tribe will finish 2024 at home by hosting the Navy Midshipmen at 1:00 p.m. ET at Kaplan Arena. The Tribe will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
The experts figured William & Mary would be stumbling into the game after a tough loss to VCU, and, well: they nailed that call. William & Mary suffered a painful 90-70 defeat at the hands of VCU on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Navy’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Saturday after their fifth straight loss. They fell 68-60 to Coppin State. The match marked the Midshipmen’s lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Navy’s defeat shouldn’t obscure the performances of Austin Benigni, who went 7 for 10 en route to 23 points plus five rebounds, and Jinwoo Kim, who scored 13 points plus three steals. The dominant performance also gave Benigni a new career-high in field goal percentage (70%).
William & Mary’s loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Navy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: William & Mary just can’t miss this season, having drained 46.8% of their field goals per game. It’s a different story for Navy, though, as they’ve only made 40.8% of their field goals this season. Given William & Mary’s sizable advantage in that area, Navy will need to find a way to close that gap.
As for their next game, William & Mary is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 9.5 points. For those looking to play the spread, keep William & Mary’s opponent in mind: they have a subpar 0-3 record against the spread vs Navy over their last three matchups.
Odds
William & Mary is a big 9.5-point favorite against Navy, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 9.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
The oddsmakers are expecting fireworks from the offense and set the over/under at a high 162.5 points.
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Series History
Navy has won all of the games they’ve played against William & Mary in the last 3 years.
- Dec 30, 2023 – Navy 77 vs. William & Mary 65
- Nov 07, 2022 – Navy 74 vs. William & Mary 59
- Dec 01, 2021 – Navy 75 vs. William & Mary 56
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