TEMPLE vs HOUSTON
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 10, 2018
Where: TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas

TV: 7:00 PM
LINE: -4.5
PREDICTION: HOUSTON , TEMPLE

Oddsmakers currently have the HOUSTON listed as -4.5 point favorites versus the TEMPLE, while the game’s total is sitting at 69.

The Temple defense will get a chance at redemption when the Owls visit Houston on Saturday night. The Owls will have their hands full trying to stop quarterback D’Eriq King and the Cougars a week after giving up 630 yards to undefeated Central Florida.

King leads the American Athletic Conference in total offense (338.3 yards) while the Cougars are fifth nationally in scoring and fourth in total offense (548.2). The Owls allow 24.8 points while leading the American in pass defense (165.8 yards). “Last week we didn’t get the outcome we wanted,” Temple linebacker Shaun Bradley told the media Tuesday. “We face the same kind of offense and have a chance to redeem ourselves.” The Owls still have an outside shot to win the American’s East Division while the Cougars remain atop the West despite last week’s 45-31 loss at SMU.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network. LINE: Houston -4.5

ABOUT TEMPLE (5-4, 4-1 American): Anthony Russo (1,854 yards, 13 touchdowns passes, 12 interceptions) is 5-2 as the starter while top target Ventell Bryant (35 catches, 504 yards, three touchdowns) has at least one catch in 44 straight games – the second longest streak in the country. Bryant needs 15 yards (Willie Marshall, 1983-86, 2,272 yards) and nine catches (Zamir Cobb, 2000-03, 165 receptions) to break two of Temple’s career marks. Senior Ryquell Armstead (768 yards, six touchdowns) had 142 rushing yards in his first game back last week after missing two with an ankle injury, but sat out late and his status for Saturday is unknown.

ABOUT HOUSTON (7-2, 4-1): King (2,578 passing yards, 30 touchdown passes, five interceptions, 467 rushing yards, 12 TDs on the ground) has at least two passing scores and one rushing score in all nine games this season. Marquez Stevenson (49 catches, 823 yards) and Keith Corbin (29, 536) have a combined 17 touchdown catches – the same number the Cougar defense has allowed. Junior defensive lineman Ed Oliver (51 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, three sacks) continues to be listed as day-to-day with bruised knee that held him out of the past two games.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Temple is 5-0 when holding opponents to 18 points or fewer and winless when the opponent scores more than 18.

2. King (42) needs four touchdowns to break the conference record for touchdowns responsible for in a single season (45) set by UCF’s McKenzie Milton in 2017.

3. Temple has scored nine non-offensive touchdowns (two interception returns, two fumble returns, a punt return, a blocked field goal returned, a block punt recovered in the end zone and touchdowns on a fake punt and a fake field goal).

PREDICTION: Houston 41, Temple 27

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TULSA vs TEMPLE
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, September 20, 2018
Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

TV: 7:30 PM
LINE: -7.5
PREDICTION: TEMPLE , TULSA

Oddsmakers currently have the TEMPLE listed as -7.5 point favorites versus the TULSA, while the game’s total is sitting at 57.

Temple showed signs of life its last time out and can keep the momentum going Thursday night, when it hosts Tulsa in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams. The Owls opened their season with a pair of disappointing losses before upsetting Maryland last weekend.

Tulsa, meanwhile, won its first game of the year before dropping the last two, including a home loss to Arkansas State last weekend. The Golden Hurricane fell to the Owls, 43-22, in last season’s meeting. Frank Nutile, who threw three touchdowns in that contest, missed Temple’s last outing with an undisclosed injury and will be a game-time decision Thursday. If he cannot go, the Owls will once again turn to Anthony Russo, who passed for 228 yards and a score in the 35-14 triumph at Maryland.

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN. LINE: Temple -7.5

ABOUT TULSA (1-2, 0-0 AAC): The Golden Hurricane continue to get strong production out of Shamari Brooks, who ran for 5.8 yards per carry with 10 touchdowns a season ago. This season, the sophomore ran for two TDs in his first two games and rushed for 5.5 yards per carry in the third contest, leaving him three yards shy of 1,000 for his career. Luke Skipper has failed to throw for 200 yards in any of the first three games this season and has as many touchdowns as interceptions (seven) through the first 10 games of his collegiate career.

ABOUT TEMPLE (1-2, 0-0): Russo got plenty of help last weekend from Ryquell Armstead, who rushed for 118 yards but still has yet to find the end zone this season. The Owls’ defense was outstanding against the Terps, holding Maryland to 195 yards and allowing only two scores – one on an interception return and another on a blocked punt. “I’m really proud of how they started fast, how they didn’t let go of the rope and finished strong,” said coach Geoff Collins, whose team limited the Terps to 1-of-12 third-down conversions.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Brooks had scored a touchdown in six straight games before last week.

2. Tulsa had 55 passing yards in last year’s matchup.

3. Temple has scored a special teams touchdown in each of its three games.

PREDICTION: Temple 37, Tulsa 17

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BUFFALO vs TEMPLE
When: 9/8/2018 3:30 PM
Where:

TV: 3:30 PM
LINE:
PREDICTION: TEMPLE , BUFFALO

Oddsmakers currently have the TEMPLE listed as point favorites versus the BUFFALO, while the game’s total is sitting at .

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