The Memphis Tigers and the Temple Owls meet in college football action from Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday afternoon. Take a look at our Memphis vs Temple Prediction.
Memphis Falls To SMU
The Memphis Tigers come into this one looking to rebound from a 38-34 loss to SMU in their last matchup. Seth Henigan has thrown for 3,266 yards, 24 touchdowns and 8 interceptions on 66.6% passing while Blake Watson has a team-high 950 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. Roc Taylor leads Memphis’ receiving group with 58 grabs for 925 yards and 4 touchdowns and Demeer Blankumsee has 783 receiving yards with 6 touchdowns. Watson also has 424 receiving yards while Koby Drake has 328 receiving yards and another four Tigers have 200+ receiving yards as well on the year. Chandler Martin leads Memphis with 81 total tackles while Memphis’ defense as a whole has combined for 20 sacks and 10 interceptions this season.
Memphis Tigers Team Facts
The favorite has won each of Memphis’ last 18 games.
The underdog has covered the spread in each of Memphis’ last four games.
Memphis has won the first quarter in each of its last four games against conference opponents.
Each of Memphis’ last six games as a favorite have gone OVER the total points line.
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Temple Beat Up By UAB
The Temple Owls come into this one on back-to-back losses after a 34-24 loss at the hands of UAB last time out to fall to 3-8 on the year. E.J. Warner has thrown for 2,746 yards, 21 touchdowns and 11 interceptions on 57.7% passing while Darvon Hubbard has a team-high 317 rushing yards with 2 TDs and Joquez Smith has 316 rushing yards this season. David Martin-Robinson has a team-high 506 receiving yards and 38 receptions with 4 touchdowns while Amad Anderson Jr., Dante Wright and Zae Baines each have 400+ receiving yards and two more Owls have 200+ receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Jordan Magee leads the Owls with 80 total tackles in addition to 3.5 sacks while Diwun Black also has 3.5 sacks.
Temple Owls Team Facts
The home team has won each of the last six games between Memphis and Temple.
Temple has covered the spread in five of its last six November games against non-AP-ranked teams.
Temple has lost the first half in eight of its last 10 home games against conference opponents.
Each of Temple’s last five games as a home underdog have gone OVER the total points line.
Chris’ Pick
I’m going to take a shot on Temple here. I think Memphis could come out a tad bit flat here with nothing to play for as their chances at a spot in the conference championship game went up in smoke last week. The Owls have been competitive in recent games and it is senior day for the Owls, so I’ll take a shot on Temple and the points here.