Temple Owls (1-4) vs. UCONN Huskies (3-2)
October 5, 2024 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: UCONN Huskies -17 / Temple Owls +17; Over/Under: +51
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The Temple Owls and the UConn Huskies meet in week 6 college football action from Pratt & Whitney Stadium on Saturday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UCONN vs Temple Prediction.
Temple Recap
The Temple Owls come into this one looking to reverse their fortunes after a 42-14 loss to Army last time out, falling to 1-4 on the year. After this game, Temple has a bye before heading home to face Tulsa.
Owls Trying To Show A Pulse
Evan Simon has thrown for 680 yards, 9 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions on 64.6% passing while Forrest Brock’s thrown for 405 yards, a touchdown, and 4 picks on 59.2% passing. Antwain Littleton also has 151 rushing yards to lead the Owls on the ground while Dante Wright leads Temple’s receiving group with 34 receptions for 450 yards and 4 touchdowns. On defense, D.J. Woodbury Sr. has a team-high 48 total tackles including 30 solo tackles while Tyquan King has 38 total tackles with a pair of sacks. As a unit, Temple’s defense has combined for 6 sacks and an interception so far this season.
Why the Temple Owls will win
- UConn has lost 22 of its last 24 games against opponents from the American Athletic Conference.
- Temple has won five of its last six games against UConn.
- Temple has covered the spread in five of its last six games against UConn.
UConn Recap
The UConn Owls come into this game hoping for another solid showing, sitting at 3-2 on the year after back-to-back beatdown wins, this one being a 47-3 win over Buffalo last time out. After this game, UConn has a bye week before taking on Wake Forest.
Huskies Trying To Keep Foot On Gas
Joe Fagnano has thrown for 727 yards, 10 touchdowns, and an interception on 57.9% passing while Nick Evers has thrown for 347 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 INTs. Durell Robinson leads the Huskies with 369 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns while Mel Brown has 302 rushing yards as well and Cam Edwards has chipped in 280 rushing yards with 3 scores also on the year. Skyler Bell leads UConn’s receiving group with 21 grabs for 500 yards and 4 touchdowns while TJ Sheffield’s contributed 119 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Tui Faumuina-Brown has a team-high 38 total tackles including 16 solo tackles and 2 sacks. As a team, UConn’s defense has combined for 9 sacks and 3 interceptions.
Why the UConn Huskies will win
- Temple has lost each of its last 16 road games.
- The home team has won nine of UConn’s last 10 games.
- UConn has covered the spread in seven of its last eight games as a favorite.
- Temple has failed to cover the spread in six of its last seven road games.
UCONN vs Temple Prediction
I’m on the over here. UConn’s the deserved favorite here, but even after back-to-back blowouts, it still is hard for me to lay this many points with the Huskies. It just doesn’t feel natural. The Owls have played slightly better since making their QB change to Evan Simon, and I think laying a number like this is asking for a backdoor cover. Give me the over as a healthy alternative.
