Miami Hurricanes vs Temple Owls Prediction, 9/23/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Temple Owls

Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023

Location: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Owls (+24)

Total/Over-Under: 52.5

The Temple Owls (2-1) will try to defeat the Miami Hurricanes (3-0) at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday, September 23, 2023. Miami opens this matchup as 24-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 52.5.

The Miami Hurricanes step onto the field holding a record of 3-0 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Hurricanes faced off with the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats and notched a win by a score of 48-7. Tyler Van Dyke finished 19/23 with 247 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 201.5 and ended the game without throwing an interception. Donald Chaney Jr. was the leader on the ground for the Hurricanes with 7 carries for 73 yards (10.4 yards per attempt). The Miami Hurricanes ended up rushing 36 times and compiled 240 yards, earning them an average of 6.7 yds per attempt. In all, they tallied 70 plays for 589 yds. Miami allowed 11 completions on 17 tries for 132 yards, and a completion percentage of 64.7%. Against the run, the Hurricanes conceded 33 yards on 30 attempts, which calculates to 1.1 yards per rush surrendered.

In terms of putting points on the board, the Miami Hurricanes hold an average of 44.7 points per outing. As a unit they have an average of 189.0 yards via the ground game which ranks them 38th in the country. The Hurricanes have earned 1,533 total yards for the season. When it comes to scoring touchdowns, Miami has compiled 8 touchdowns via the pass and 8 rushing touchdowns. Miami has accumulated 75 1st downs as a unit, and they have been flagged for 23 infractions for 209 yards. They have turned the football over 3 times.

The Hurricanes rank 26th in D-1 when it comes to their opponents scoring, conceding 14.3 points per game. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 2.2 yards per run and 60.3 yards on the ground per game for the season. Overall, they have given up 181 rushing yards through 3 games. Regarding yards through the air, the Hurricanes have given up 632 yds which ranks them 65th in D-1. They have surrendered 210.7 yards per contest via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 58.5%. Over the course of this year, they have relinquished 271.0 yards/game ranking them 19th in college football. They have given up 2 touchdowns by air as well as 3 touchdowns pounding the rock.

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The Owls come into this game with a record of 2-1 for this season. When they last played, the Owls took home the win by a final score of 41-9 against the Norfolk State Spartans. Joquez Smith carried the football 15 times for 142 yds, finishing the game with 9.5 yards per carry for Temple. E.J. Warner (1 touchdown) ended the contest with 238 yds on 14/22 through the air while his quarterback rate was 169.5. He didn't toss any interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 10.8. Temple surrendered 39 run attempts for 130 yards (3.3 yds per carry). The Owls passing defense conceded a completion rate of 54.5%, surrendering 110 yards on 12 out of 22 passing. The Owls finished the game with a total of 532 yds while running 64 plays (8.3 yds per play). Temple ran the football for 7.1 yds per carry, finishing the game with 290 yards on 41 carries.

Regarding the points being put on the board, the Owls rank 95th in Division 1 by scoring 24.0 points per outing. The Temple Owls average 394.3 yards per game, which has them sitting 67th in Division 1. The Temple offense has totaled 136 yards of penalties on 19 violations, which ranks 54th in D-1 in terms of helping out the opposition. They have thrown 2 interceptions while allowing opponents to recover 1 fumbles and they have been able to tally 67 1st downs. For the season to this point, the Owls have racked up 764 yards through the air in addition to an average of 254.7 passing yards per contest, ranking them 52nd in D-1. They have an average of 139.7 rushing yards per game and have run for 419 yards for this season.

The Owls are giving up 22.0 PPG, which has them 67th in Division 1. Temple has allowed a total of 458 yards via the ground game (152.7 yards/game) as well as 4 touchdowns by way of the ground game for the campaign. Overall, they have surrendered 66 points in total. They have given up 4 touchdowns via the pass and 171.0 yards/game, ranking them 23rd in college football. The Owls defense has been on the field for 191 plays, which has them sitting 52nd in Division 1. Their defense has earned 1 fumble recovered and 1 interceptions for the year.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Hurricanes -24

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