September 5, 2015

Lincoln Financial Field

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The Penn State Nittany Lions face the Temple Owls on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field. Penn State is coming off a 7-6 year while Temple finished last season with a 6-6 record. The opening line for this game has Penn State as 7 point favorites and the over/under was set at 37. The Nittany Lions had a 6-6 ATS record last season, which meant they covered the spread 50% of the time. Their over/under record finished at 6-7. The Owls covered the spread 50% of the time, finishing the campaign with an ATS record of 6-6. Their over/under record was 4-8.

Penn State averaged 20.6 points last season on offense. In the air, they attempted 38.2 passes per game and completed 21.2 of them for a 55.5 percent completion percentage. They averaged 233.4 yards and 1 touchdowns per game through the air as well. The Nittany Lions rushed for an average of 101.9 yards per contest on 34.7 attempts for an average of 2.9 yards per carry. This equated to 1 touchdowns per game on the ground. They also ran 72.9 plays per game last season and averaged 4.6 yards per play for a total of 335.3 yards per game. The Nittany Lions averaged 19.2 first downs per contest and turned the ball over 2 times per game. They averaged 46.2 penalty yards per game via 5.8 penalties.

Penn State allowed 178.2 passing yards per game and 18.6 points per contest on defense. They gave up 16.5 completions on 31.2 attempts for a completion percentage of 53.The Nittany Lions gave up 100.5 rushing yards on 34.1 carries for a 2.9 average. They allowed 1.1 rushing touchdowns as well.Penn State gave up 278.7 total yards per game last year including 4.3 per play. They forced 1.6 turnovers and 6.9 penalties for 60.6 yards as a unit.

Temple averaged 23.1 points last season on offense. In the air, they attempted 33.6 passes per game and completed 17.8 of them for a 53.1 percent completion percentage. They averaged 200.7 yards and 1.1 touchdowns per game through the air as well. The Owls rushed for an average of 107.8 yards per contest on 30.8 attempts for an average of 3.5 yards per carry. This equated to 0.9 touchdowns per game on the ground. They also ran 64.3 plays per game last season and averaged 4.8 yards per play for a total of 308.4 yards per game. The Owls averaged 15.3 first downs per contest and turned the ball over 2.3 times per game. They averaged 54.9 penalty yards per game via 6.5 penalties.

Temple allowed 186.9 passing yards per game and 17.5 points per contest on defense. They gave up 18 completions on 30.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 58.7.The Owls gave up 160.2 rushing yards on 42.3 carries for a 3.8 average. They allowed 1 rushing touchdowns as well.Temple gave up 347.1 total yards per game last year including 4.8 per play. They forced 2.5 turnovers and 6.2 penalties for 59.7 yards as a unit.

Penn State Betting Trends

Penn State was 6-7 against the over/under last season

Penn State had an ATS record of 6-6 last season

Temple Betting Trends

Temple was 4-8 against the over/under last season

Temple had an ATS record of 6-6 last season

Injuries to Watch

Penn State

No injuries to report at this time

Temple

08/24/15 DL Josiah Bronson Ankle out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Temple

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