UMass Minutemen vs Temple Owls Prediction, 9/24/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMass Minutemen vs Temple Owls

Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022

Location: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Owls (-9.5)

Total/Over-Under: 44.5

The UMass Minutemen (1-2) are on their way to Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Temple Owls (1-2). Temple opens this game as 9.5-point favorites. The betting total is set at 44.5.

The UMass Minutemen step onto the field holding a record of 1-2 this season. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Minutemen took on the Stony Brook Seawolves and went home with a win by a final score of 20-3. Gino Campiotti connected on 10/15 with 90 yards through the air and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rate of 125.7 and finished the contest with 1 interception. Ellis Merriweather was the rushing leader for the Minutemen with 20 attempts for 76 yards (3.8 yards per carry). The UMass Minutemen ran the football 43 different times and totaled 159 yards, which came out to an average of 3.7 yds per carry. When the final whistle blew, they had 62 plays which totaled 264 yards. UMass gave up 16 completions on 34 tries for 206 yds, and a completion percentage of 47.1%. On the ground, the Minutemen gave up 127 yards on 31 tries, which averages out to 4.1 yards per rush allowed.

Concerning scoring, the UMass Minutemen have an average of 13.3 PPG. As a unit they maintain an average of 188.0 yards on the ground which has them sitting 55th in the country. The Minutemen have tallied 734 total yards this season. When it comes to notching touchdowns, UMass has totaled 1 touchdown through the air and 2 touchdowns on the ground. UMass has a total of 42 1st downs, and they have been hurt by 24 penalties for 225 yards. They have surrendered the football 5 different times.

The Minutemen rank 105th in Division 1 regarding their opponents scoring, conceding 33.3 PPG. They are giving up 5.2 yards per run and 185.7 rushing yards per game for the campaign. For the season, they have given up 557 rushing yards through 3 games. When talking about passing yardage, the Minutemen have given up 556 yards which ranks them 36th in D-1. They have yielded 185.3 yards per outing through the air and giving up a completion percentage of 50.2%. Over the course of this year, they have relinquished 371.0 yards per outing ranking them 75th in the nation. They have surrendered 3 touchdowns via the pass and 10 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Owls head into this game 1-2 for this year. The last time they took the field, the Owls took a loss by a final score of 16-14 when they faced the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. E.J. Warner (1 touchdown) ended the contest with 215 yds on 19/32 through the air while his QB rating was 119.9. He tossed 1 pick and his average yards per attempt was 6.7. Edward Saydee ran the ball 16 times for 27 yards, finishing the contest with 1.7 yards per attempt for Temple. Temple ran for 1.6 yards per attempt, finishing with a total of 49 yds on 30 carries. The Owls ended up finishing with 264 yds while running 62 plays (4.3 yards per play). The Owls passing defense allowed a completion percentage of 58.8%, relinquishing 59 yards on 10 for 17 through the air. Temple allowed 41 rush attempts for 142 yards (3.5 yards per rush).

The Temple Owls hold an average of 268.0 yards/outing, ranking them 125th in the country. The Temple offense has accrued 120 penalty yds on 12 violations, which is 119th in college football in terms of hurting your team. During this campaign so far, the Owls have thrown for 544 passing yards as well as holding an average of 181.3 passing yards per game, giving them a rank of 108th in college football. Concerning their ability to score points, the Owls rank 122nd in D-1 with an average of 14.7 points per outing.

The Owls are giving up 20.0 points per game, which puts them 48th in college football. Temple has given up a total of 341 yards rushing (113.7 yards per outing) and 1 touchdown by way of the ground game for the year. This year, they have allowed 60 total points. They have yielded 4 touchdowns through the air in addition to 156.7 yards per contest, ranking them 14th in Division 1. The Owls defense has been on the field for 179 plays, which is 24th in the nation.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Owls -9.5

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