James Madison vs. Air Force Armed Forces Bowl football odds, tips and betting trends
The James Madison Dukes and the Air Force Falcons play in the Armed Forces Bowl on December 23, 2023, starting at 3:30 PM ET, airing on ABC.
The Dukes took on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in their last outing, winning 56-14. The Falcons’ most recent game ended in a 27-19 loss to the Boise State Broncos.
Jordan McCloud threw for 324 yards, with five touchdowns and one interception on 26-of-35 passing (74.3%) for the Dukes in that matchup against the Chanticleers. He also added five carries for 5 yards and one rushing touchdown. Ty Son Lawton carried the ball 14 times for 73 yards (5.2 yards per carry) with one touchdown on the ground. He also had one reception for 15 yards. Elijah Sarratt totaled six receptions for 107 yards (averaging 17.8 per catch), while scoring three touchdowns against the Chanticleers. On the ground, he also had rushing one attempt for one yard with one touchdown.
John Busha’s showing for the Falcons against the Broncos included 8-of-17 passing for 131 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. He rushed 10 times for -1 yards and one touchdown. In that matchup, Dylan Carson had a 12-carry, 132-yard game (11.0 yards per attempt) with one touchdown. Brandon Engel collected four catches for 57 yards (on four targets).
The Dukes are favored (-3) over the Falcons. The total is set at 41 points.
James Madison vs. Air Force odds and lines
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- Spread Favorite: James Madison (-3)
- Moneyline: James Madison (-150), Air Force (+127)
- Total: 41 points
- James Madison has beaten the spread eight times in 12 games.
- James Madison owns an ATS record of 6-4 as 3-point or greater favorites.
- This year, seven of James Madison’s 12 games have gone over the point total.
- Air Force is 4-5-1 against the spread this year.
- Air Force doesn’t have a win ATS (0-1) as a 3-point underdog or greater this year.
- There have been six Air Force games (out of 10) that hit the over this season.
- McCloud: 3,413 PASS YDS / 284.4 YPG / 68.9% / 32 TD / 9 INT / 92 CAR / 311 RUSH YDS / 8 TD
- Kaelon Black: 131 CAR / 594 YDS / 49.5 YPG / 1 TD / 21 REC / 204 YDS / 17 YPG / 3 TD
- Lawton: 126 CAR / 568 YDS / 47.3 YPG / 5 TD / 19 REC / 174 YDS / 14.5 YPG / 1 TD
- Sarratt: 74 REC / 1,076 YDS / 89.7 YPG / 8 TD
- Reggie Brown: 51 REC / 1,010 YDS / 84.2 YPG / 9 TD
- Phoenix Sproles: 47 REC / 387 YDS / 32.3 YPG / 3 TD
- Jalen Green: 42 TKL / 14 TFL / 15.5 SACK / 1 INT / 1 PD
- Aiden Fisher: 85 TKL / 3 TFL / 1.5 SACK / 1 INT / 1 PD
- Francis Meehan: 39 TKL / 2 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD
- Emmanuel Michel: 169 CAR / 747 YDS / 62.3 YPG / 9 TD
- Jared Roznos: 11 REC / 332 YDS / 27.7 YPG / 2 TD
- Cade Harris: 5 REC / 179 YDS / 14.9 YPG / 1 TD
- Engel: 10 REC / 178 YDS / 14.8 YPG / 0 TD
- PJ Ramsey: 27 TKL / 9 TFL / 7.5 SACK
- Alec Mock: 66 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK / 1 INT / 1 PD
- Trey Taylor: 55 TKL / 3 TFL / 0.5 SACK / 3 INT / 3 PD
- Game Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
- Location: Fort Worth, Texas
- Venue: Amon G. Carter Stadium
- TV Channel: ABC
