This principle may finally be defeated, but we're giving it another chance. Games between service academies are low-scoring. The clock rarely stops and they usually require long drives to score touchdowns. That limits possessions, which limits points.

Sometimes the trends don’t lie. Since 2014, there hasn’t been more than 43 points in this game (11 meetings). In fact, 31 or less points have been scored in 9 of the last 11 matchups. Air Force’s offense has been a lot more potent this season and their defense not as much. Expect this one to finish in well under three hours. Army 20, Air Force 17.

Granted, Air Force is playing at a bit faster speed this season thanks to big-play QB Liam Szarka. Yet despite Szarka's exploits and overs in three of the past four service academy battles, we're still compelled to look under in Commander-in-Chief games that have landed that way 46-14-1 the last 20+ years. The dueling options tend to keep the clock moving, and the West Point version is as usual with QBs Cale Hellums and Dewayne Coleman mostly sharing field-commander duties. Yet it's been Army-Air Force games that have really molded the service academy low-scoring trend with 11 straight unders in their matchups. Neither side has scored more than 21 points across the last eight meetings, either! Play Army-Air Force Under