Saturday, November 14, 2015

Raymond James Stadium

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The Temple Owls face the South Florida Bulls on Saturday at Raymond James Stadium. The opening line for this game has Temple as 3 point favorites and the over/under was set at 48.5.

P.J. Walker finished his last game with 268 yards through the air for Temple. He completed 18 passes out of 25 attempts for a 72% completion percentage. Jager Gardner was the rushing leader for the Owls last game. He carried the ball 6 times for an average of 18 yards per carry and ended with 110 yards. Ventell Bryant led the team in receiving with 2 receptions for 84 yards. He had an average of 42 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Temple had 536 total yards on 62 plays. They gained 9 rushing first downs, 9 passing, and 2 by way of penalty for a total of 20 first downs on the game. The Owls rushed for 268 yards by way of 37 carries.

Quinton Flowers finished his last game with 200 yards through the air for South Florida. He completed 12 passes out of 23 attempts for a 52% completion percentage. Marlon Mack was the rushing leader for the Bulls last game. He carried the ball 27 times for an average of 4 yards per carry and ended with 117 yards. Rodney Adams led the team in receiving with 4 receptions for 95 yards. He had an average of 24 yards per reception in the contest. South Florida had 442 total yards on 83 plays. They gained 10 rushing first downs, 10 passing, and 2 by way of penalty for a total of 22 first downs on the game. The Bulls rushed for 242 yards by way of 60 carries.

Temple is averaging a total of 34 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 27.7 passes per game and completing 16.3 of them for a 59 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 203.8 yards per game through the air as well. The Owls carry the ball for an average of 157.6 yards per game on 38 attempts for an average of 4.1 yards per carry this season. They are also running 65.7 plays per game and average 5.5 yards per play for an average of 361.3 yards per contest. The Owls manage 18.6 first downs per contest and they average a total of 72.8 penalty yards on 7.3 penalties.

Temple gives up an average of 224.1 passing yards and 18.4 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 20.4 completions per game on 37.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 54.3. The Owls allow 110.9 rushing yards per game on 31.9 carries for a 3.5 average per play. Temple gives up 335 total yards per game including 4.8 yards per play. They force 2.1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.4 penalties per game that total 71.3 yards as a unit.

South Florida is accumulating 27.7 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 22.2 passes per game and complete 13.2 of them for a 59.5 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 179.4 yards per game through the air as well. The Bulls carry the ball for an average of 217.4 yards per game on 43.8 attempts for an average of 5 yards per carry. They also run 66 plays per game and average 6 yards per play for an average of 396.9 yards in each contest. The Bulls are gaining 18.2 first downs per contest and they average 58.9 penalty yards on 6.3 penalties per game.

South Florida gives up 215.4 passing yards per outing and 22.2 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 17.9 completions on 30.7 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 58.3. The Bulls allow 153.6 rushing yards per contest on 41.1 carries for a 3.7 average per rush. South Florida gives up 369 total yards per game including an average of 5.1 per play. They create an average of 1.6 turnovers per game and 6.4 penalties for 58.2 yards each game.

Temple Betting Trends

Temple is 4-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

Temple has an ATS record of 7-2-0 this season

South Florida Betting Trends

South Florida is 4-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

South Florida has an ATS record of 6-2-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

Temple

11/08/15 TE Kip Patton Disciplinary "?" Saturday vs. South Florida
11/05/15 OL Kyle Friend Knee out indefinitely
09/08/15 DL Jullian Taylor Undisclosed out indefinitely
08/24/15 DL Josiah Bronson Ankle out for season

South Florida

10/27/15 WR Deangleo Antoine Legal problems out indefinitely
10/24/15 DB Lamar Robbins Legal problems out indefinitely
10/12/15 OL Benjamin Knox Suspension out indefinitely
08/27/15 DB Hassan Childs ACL out for season
08/27/15 WR Stanley Clerveaux ACL out for season

Josh's Pick: Take South Florida

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