Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Temple Owls Prediction, 9/17/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Temple Owls

Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022

Location: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Owls (+16)

Total/Over-Under: 44.5

The Temple Owls (1-1) are welcoming the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-0) at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday. Temple opens this game as 16-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 44.5.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights come into this matchup with a record of 2-0 this season. In their last matchup, the Scarlet Knights faced the Wagner Seahawks and notched a win by a score of 66-7. Al-Shadee Salaam led the offense in rushing for the Scarlet Knights with 8 carries for 69 yards (8.6 yards per carry). Evan Simon connected on 10/13 with 151 yds passing and 2 TDs. He had a QB rate of 225.3 and finished the game without throwing a pick. On the ground, the Scarlet Knights conceded 19 yards on 31 tries, which calculates to 0.6 yds per rush surrendered. Rutgers allowed 12 completions on 23 attempts for a total of 126 yards, and a completion percentage of 52.2%. At the end of the game, they had 79 plays for 585 yards. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights ran the ball 54 times and accounted for 328 yards, which had them averaging 6.1 yards per tote.

In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are averaging 44.0 PPG. As a unit they are averaging 270.0 yards on the ground which has them sitting 5th in the nation. The Scarlet Knights have earned 907 total yards over the course of this year. With reference to distribution of touchdowns, Rutgers has amassed 4 touchdowns via the pass and 8 rushing touchdowns. Rutgers has tallied 50 1st downs, and they have been called for 16 penalties for 140 yds. They have turned the football over 2 times.

The Scarlet Knights rank 30th in D-1 regarding team defense, allowing 14.0 points per contest. Opposing teams are running for an average of 0.8 yards per run and 24.0 rushing yards per contest so far this season. Over the course of this season, they have conceded 48 yards via the ground game in 2 games. Regarding yards through the air, the Scarlet Knights are conceding 409 yds which has them sitting in 52nd in D-1. They are conceding 204.5 yards per outing through the air and conceding a completion percentage of 54.7%. For the year, they are allowing 228.5 yards per contest ranking them 9th in Division 1. They have surrendered 4 touchdowns by air as well as 0 touchdowns pounding the rock.

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The Owls step onto the field holding a record of 1-1 for this season. When they last played, the Owls went home victorious with a score of 30-14 when they faced the Lafayette Leopards. E.J. Warner (2 touchdowns) finished the game with 173 yards on 14/19 through the air while his quarterback rating was 184.9. He didn't toss any picks and his average yards per attempt was 9.1. Darvon Hubbard carried the rock 10 times for 59 yds, finishing the game with 5.9 yards per attempt for Temple. Temple rushed the football for 3.7 yards per carry, finishing the game with 146 yds on 40 carries. The Owls finished the contest with a total of 361 yds and they ran 67 plays (5.4 yds per play). The Owls pass defense conceded a completion rate of 70.6%, relinquishing 83 yds on 12 out of 17 passing. Temple gave up 39 attempts on the ground for 27 yds (0.7 yds per rush).

When it comes to how much they score, the Owls currently rank 121st in the country holding an average of 15.0 points per contest. During the season so far, the Owls have thrown for 329 yards through the air as well as an average of 164.5 throwing yards per contest, putting them at 116th in college football. The Temple Owls have an average of 270.0 yards per outing, which has them sitting 123rd in the nation. The Temple offense has totaled 65 yards of penalties on 6 violations, which ranks them 129th in college football in terms of giving up free yards.

Temple has allowed a total of 199 rushing yards (99.5 yards/game) as well as 1 touchdown rushing for the year. They have surrendered 4 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 205.5 yards/game, which has them ranked 57th in the country. The Owls defense has participated in 121 plays, which ranks 23rd in the country. The Owls are surrendering 22.0 points per game, ranking them 65th in the nation. In total, they have allowed 44 pts.

Who will win tonight's Scarlet Knights/Owls college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Scarlet Knights -16

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