For the second straight Wednesday night, the Temple Owls will look to earn bowl eligibility, this time at home against the Miami-Ohio RedHawks.
The Owls are 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS in their last four games against the RedHawks. Temple quarterback Chris Coyer rushed for 184 yards and passed for 123 yards and a touchdown in last Wednesday’s loss to Ohio.
The Owls currently sports a record of 5-4, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 6-3 ATS. The RedHawks are 4-5 and 5-4 ATS.
Betting totals have seen the Owls post a 2-7 over under record this season, while the RedHawks have gone 5-4 against the number.
View Miami (Ohio) vs Temple Odds and Stats.
Betting Line: The Owls were listed as 11.5-point favorites at sportsbooks on the Sportsbook college football line and its bet up to -12.5 at shops such as Sportsbook. The total was 43 at Sportsbook this week.
Power Rankings / Prediction: This game matches up the No. 14 (Owls) and the No. 109 (RedHawks) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAF Power Rankings at OddsShark. A 38-21 result in favor of the Owls is predicted by handicapping models.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits Temple's No. 53-ranked offense, averaging 29 PPG, against a RedHawks defense that ranks No. 38 this week at 22.9 PPG. The Owls aerial game is averaging 132.8 yards per game, less than the RedHawks secondary allows through the air, 179.8 YPG per game.
Defensively, the RedHawks feature the league's No. 77-rated road run defense, allowing 185.5 yards per game. Temple, meanwhile, ranks No. 26 in rushing offense at home.
Miami (Ohio) was a 35-3 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Akron. They covered the 14–point spread as favorites, while the total score (38) made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors.
Temple lost its last outing, a 35-31 result against Ohio on November 2. Temple failed to cover in that game as a 3.5-point favorite, while the 66 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Miami (Ohio) RedHawks Trends:
When playing in November are 4-6
When playing on grass are 2-8
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 8-2
Temple Owls Trends:
When playing in November are 6-4
When playing on grass are 6-4
After being outgained are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 5-5
A few RedHawks at Owls trends to consider:
Miami (Ohio) is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami (Ohio)'s last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami (Ohio)'s last 5 games when playing Temple
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Miami (Ohio)'s last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Temple's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Temple's last 5 games when playing Miami (Ohio)
Temple is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Temple's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Miami (Ohio) home to Western Michigan, Wednesday, November 16
Temple home to Army, Saturday, November 19
