The Army Black Knights look like a favorite well worth backing when taking on Houston Cougars in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth. They're 10-2 on the season and forced overtime in their loss to Oklahoma, the closest win the Sooners have had all season.

Army's triple-option offense led all of FBS in time of possession, holding the ball for almost 39 minutes per game, and can grind down just about any team while the defense held each of its last four opponents to 14 points or less.

The Cougars have lost three of their last four and took a 52-31 loss as a 9.5-point underdog at Memphis last time out, the first game this season they didn't close as a favorite. We can also note that Houston has been without its starting QB for a while now and here it'll also be without its best defensive player, Ed Oliver, who has decided to skip the bowl game in order to prepare for the NFL draft.

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