Temple Owls vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 9/2/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Friday, September 2, 2022

Location: Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ACCN

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Devils (-6.5)

Total/Over-Under: 54

The Duke Blue Devils (3-9 last year) will go up against the Temple Owls (3-9 last season) at Wallace Wade Stadium on Friday. Duke opens as 6.5-point favorites. The total is set at 54.

The Temple Owls ended the year with a 3-9 mark. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Owls took on the Navy Midshipmen and ended up losing by a score of 38-14. Mariano Valenti connected on 10/14 with 73 yds passing. He had a QB rate of 115.2 and finished the game with no picks. Tayvon Ruley was the rushing leader for the Owls with 9 carries for 68 yards (7.6 yards per carry). For the game, they had 50 plays for 182 yards. The Temple Owls ended up rushing 28 different times and accrued 84 yards, earning them an average of 3.0 yards per attempt. On the ground, the Owls gave up 219 yds on 60 attempts, which averages out to 3.7 yds per run allowed. Temple conceded 6 pass completions on 12 attempts for 72 yards, and a completion percentage of 50.0%.

In terms of putting points on the board, the Temple Owls held an average of 16.3 PPG. Offensively they had an average of 111.3 yds on the ground, ranking them 115th in the nation. The Owls tallied 3,449 yards in total last year. Temple totaled 10 passing touchdowns and 12 touchdowns on the ground. Temple earned 178 1st downs, and they were hurt by 70 infractions for 528 yds. They turned the ball over 20 different times.

The Owls sat in 122nd in D-1 when it comes to the opposition scoring, allowing 37.5 PPG. They allowed an average of 4.8 yards per rushing attempt and 221.1 rushing yards per contest last season. For the season, they allowed 2,653 yards on the ground in 12 games. When it comes to yards through the air, the Owls gave up 2,104 yds which ranked them 3rd in Division 1. During their 12 games played, they conceded 175.3 yards per contest through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 60.7%. They gave up 396.4 yards per contest which put them 80th in the nation. They relinquished 25 passing touchdowns as well as 34 rushing touchdowns.

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The Blue Devils finished the season with a 3-9 record. When they last stepped on the field, the Blue Devils took a loss by a score of 47-10 against the Miami Hurricanes. Mataeo Durant ran the ball 22 times for 68 yards, finishing the contest with 3.1 yds per carry for Duke. Gunnar Holmberg walked away from the game with 148 yards on 20/33 passing while his QB rating was 92.2. He threw 1 interception and his Y/A was 4.5. Duke surrendered 36 running attempts for 140 yds (3.9 yds per carry). The Blue Devils secondary gave up a completion percentage of 67.3%, relinquishing 390 yards on 35 for 52 through the air. The Blue Devils ended up finishing with 219 yards while running 69 plays (3.2 yards per play). Duke rushed the football for 1.8 yds per attempt, finishing the game with 62 yds on 34 attempts.

Regarding the points being put on the board, the Blue Devils ranked 102nd in Division 1 averaging 22.8 PPG. For the previous year, the Blue Devils threw for 2,855 yards via the pass together with averaging 237.9 passing yards per contest, which had them ranked 62nd in the nation. The Duke Blue Devils averaged 420.0 yards/contest, which had them ranked 53rd in the nation. The Duke offense accrued 740 penalty yards on 78 violations, which had them ranked 62nd in the nation in terms of making mistakes.

Duke gave up a total of 2,477 yards rushing (206.4 yards per game) and 26 touchdowns on the ground last season. They allowed the opposition 32 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 311.8 yards per outing, which had them in 129th in college football. The Blue Devils defense was on the field for 871 plays, which was good for 78th in Division 1. The Blue Devils allowed 39.8 points per game, which put them in 127th in D-1. Overall, they gave up 478 total points.

Who will win tonight's Owls/Blue Devils college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Owls +6.5

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