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Best Football Games to Bet On This Weekend

There are many big games in college football and the NFL this weekend. We have a preview of two of the best games that you can use your football bonus bets for.

Saturday | 3:00 PM ET | Army Black Knights vs. Navy Midshipmen (-6, O/U 38.5)

It's the annual December tradition this Saturday afternoon in Baltimore, Maryland, when the Army Black Knights (6-5) take on the Navy Midshipmen (9-2). The Midshipmen are no doubt having the better season, and they are a 6-point favorite after winning last year's matchup by a 31-13 final. But it was just two years ago when Army won 17-11.

As for how the teams are faring in 2025, Navy ranks 31st in the nation in scoring and 82nd in scoring defense, so they've been known to get into some shootouts like their 34-31 win over Air Force, 32-31 win at Temple, and 41-38 upset of ranked South Florida. They have that great rushing attack, and dual-threat quarterback Blake Horvath is looking to light up Army for the second year in a row. Last season, he had 107 passing yards and two touchdown passes while rushing for 196 yards and two more touchdowns in one of his best college games, which the Black Knights likely haven't forgotten about.

Army is just 6-5 after a 12-2 season last year. The Black Knights have experienced a significant decline in scoring, currently ranked 101st in the nation. But they are above average with the No. 49 scoring defense. They were able to come back in the final minutes and beat UTSA by a score of 27-24 in their most recent game. But it's also true that Army is 1-5 when allowing more than 21 points this season, so they can't afford to get into a shootout with the Midshipmen.

Like Navy, Army is led by a strong ground attack that averages 256.9 yards per game behind dual-threat quarterback Cale Hellums, who is looking forward to his first action in this rivalry. But he is not as dangerous as Horvath on the other side, so the Navy Midshipmen are a rightful favorite in this year's matchup.

Sunday| 1:00 PM ET | Los Angeles Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs (-5.5, O/U 41.5)

Call it the luck of the Chargers. You finally get a season where you don't have to worry about the Kansas City Chiefs winning the AFC West (first time since 2015), and yet there's the Denver Broncos leading the way at 11-2. Now, Justin Herbert is playing with a mangled hand, no starting offensive tackles, and he just took a career-high 7.0 sacks in an ugly overtime win against the Eagles.

However, the Chargers must turn things around quickly to travel to Kansas City for an early game. The Chiefs are also reeling after a 20-10 home loss to the Texans, which dropped them to 6-7 and severely damaged their playoff hopes. The Chargers can all but put an end to them with a win here to complete the sweep after winning 27-21 in Brazil to open this season.

However, the Chiefs play much better defense at home, and the defense wasn't the reason they lost last week. It was the offense dropping the most passes in any game in Patrick Mahomes' career, including the third time this season that a pass went off Travis Kelce's hands for an interception. It was the first time in his career that Kelce had more drops than catches in a game, and the first time Mahomes ever had three interceptions and no touchdown passes against Houston's top-ranked defense. The Chargers have a good defense, too, and Mahomes will again be playing with several backup linemen. But the line held up adequately enough against Houston. It's on the receivers to get open and catch the ball.

The Chiefs remain a 5.5-point favorite despite the Chargers holding a three-game lead in the standings and having won head-to-head. The Chiefs have been losing close games at rates we've never seen in the Mahomes era, but with their season on the line here, they should at least play better than they did on Sunday night. But we'll see if Herbert and coach Jim Harbaugh can put the exclamation point on their season by completing the sweep and putting more pressure on Denver to win later on Sunday against Green Bay for the AFC West race.

A race that no longer includes the Chiefs in 2025.