ESPN's "College GameDay" won't be attending the Army Black Knights versus Navy Midshipmen game on Saturday, but that did not stop the GameDay crew from making Army-Navy predictions a week in advance. During Championship Week, the GameDay team all predicted that Navy would beat Army including guest picker Ernie Johnson, who serves the host of ESPN's "Inside the NBA" and is a former Georgia Bulldog.
Of course, GameDay's predictions don't mean as much in Army-Navy, which is the best rivalry in college football. Both Army (6-5) and Navy (9-2) are bowl bound and both teams want nothing more than to beat their rival.
The Army-Navy game will be televised on CBS on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. ET in Baltimore, Maryland. Army and Navy will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States Army and the United States Navy. Both teams will wear special jerseys for the occasion. The 2025 edition of Army-Navy will be the 126th game in series history.
ESPN gives Navy a 60.9% chance of beating Army, who has a 39.1% chance of winning.
GameDay Army-Navy predictions
- Desmond Howard: Navy
- Nick Saban: Navy
- Ernie Johnson: Navy
- Kirk Herbstreit: Navy
- Pat McAfee: Navy
After the Army-Navy game, Navy will play Cincinnati in the Liberty Bowl on Jan. 2. Army will play UConn in the Fenway Bowl on Dec. 27.
This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: 'College GameDay' predicts winner of Army-Navy game