Army and UConn will meet in the 2025 Fenway Bowl on Saturday afternoon.
Getting to a bowl game is always an accomplishment, but it’s been a disappointing season for Army. The Black Knights were expected to be in the mix for the AAC Championship, but they fell off the boil and never really strung wins together. A loss to Navy ended the campaign on a sour note.
UConn, meanwhile, was superb in 2025, relative to expectations. The Huskies added six wins to their total from 2024, and scored a bunch of wins over Power 4 programs.
This is what bowl season is all about. Two schools, separated by just a couple of hours, are bringing their fanbases to an iconic venue for a one-off game of football. Hopefully, it snows.
Fenway Bowl: UConn vs. Army odds, prediction
It’s hard to be anything but impressed with what UConn pulled off in 2025. Not only did the Huskies go 9-3 with wins over Duke and Boston College along the way, but all three of their defeats came by just one score. Had UConn come on the right side of coin flips against Rice, Syracuse and Delaware, we could be staring down a 12-0 record.
Of course, you could also point to several one-score wins for the Huskies, including against Ball State, Buffalo, Duke, and FAU. If you want to take that approach, you could say that UConn was just a few bounces from going 5-7.
Nonetheless, UConn’s performance was strong enough for Colorado State to poach Jim Mora Jr., with Toledo’s Jason Candle coming to Storrs for 2026 as Mora’s replacement.
What everybody will agree on is that UConn’s offense was terrific in 2025. The Huskies scored the 16th-most points per game, amassed the 22nd-most yards per game, and were 15th in yards per play.
Army’s offense pales in comparison.
The Black Knights ranked 97th in scoring, 114th in yards per play, and 116th in yards per game. Where Army can hang its hat in this matchup is the fact that UConn’s rush defense was poor. The Huskies allowed 4.7 yards per rush (97th), and 191 yards per game on the ground (114th).
Betting on College Football?
UConn won’t get caught off guard by the triple-option, having faced Air Force and Rice this season, but the Huskies could get overpowered in the trenches.
Both of these offenses should be champing at the bit for this one, and I’d expect some crooked numbers on the Green Monster scoreboard.
The Play: Over 44 (-110, bet365)
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Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experience in the gambling industry. He loves using game theory to help punters win bracket pools, find long shots, and learn how to beat the market in mainstream and niche sports.
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