Temple Owls vs UAB Blazers Prediction, 11/18/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs UAB Blazers

Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023

Location: Protective Stadium in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Blazers (-7)

Total/Over-Under: 64.5

Protective Stadium is the location where the UAB Blazers (3-7) will try to beat the Temple Owls (3-7) on Saturday, November 18, 2023. UAB opens this matchup as 7-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 64.5.

The Temple Owls head into this game 3-7 for this season. In their last contest, the Owls faced the USF Bulls and ended up losing by a score of 27-23. E.J. Warner finished 24/47 with 280 yards passing and 3 touchdowns. He had a QB rate of 109.4 and ended the contest with 3 picks. Darvon Hubbard was the best rusher for the Owls with 8 attempts for 48 yards (6.0 yds per attempt). The Temple Owls ended up running the ball 26 times and tallied 109 yds, which earned them an average of 4.2 yds per attempt. In all, they ran 73 plays which totaled 389 yds. Temple gave up 18 completions on 28 attempts for a total of 316 yds, and a completion rate of 64.3%. When it came to stopping the run, the Owls conceded 135 yds on 52 attempts, which averages out to 2.6 yards per rush allowed.

The Owls have racked up 3,625 total yards for this campaign. In terms of getting in the endzone, Temple has totaled 19 touchdowns via the pass and 7 rushing touchdowns. They have given the ball to the opposition 22 different times. Temple has accumulated 210 1st downs offensively, and they have committed 45 infractions for 345 yds. As a team they're averaging 95.8 yards via the ground game which is 123rd in D-1. In terms of scoring points, the Temple Owls are averaging 20.8 points per game.

Concerning passing yards, the Owls have given up 2,420 yds which ranks them 92nd in college football. They are giving up 242.0 yards per game via the pass in addition to allowing a completion percentage of 63.5%. During the season, they are granting 435.1 yards per outing ranking them 121st in college football. They have surrendered 22 touchdowns by air as well as 20 touchdowns via the ground game. They are giving up an average of 4.4 yards per rush and 193.1 rushing yards per game this year. For the year, they have allowed 1,931 yards via the ground game in 10 games. The Owls sit in 124th in D-1 in terms of the opposition scoring, allowing 34.9 PPG.

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The Blazers head into this game 3-7 for this year. In their last game, the Blazers went home defeated by a final of 31-6 when they played the Navy Midshipmen. Jermaine Brown Jr. carried the ball 15 times for 55 yards, walking away from the game with 3.7 yds per carry for UAB. Jacob Zeno finished the game with 206 yds on 25/36 passing while his quarterback rate was 106.4. He tossed 2 interceptions and his Y/A was 5.7. UAB conceded 47 rush attempts for 269 yds (5.7 yards per carry). The Blazers pass defense allowed a completion percentage of 70.0%, surrendering 94 yds on 7 out of 10 passing. The Blazers finished the contest with a total of 321 yds on 66 plays (4.9 yards per play). UAB ran for 3.8 yards per attempt, finishing the game with 115 yards on 30 attempts.

In relation to their ability to score points, the Blazers are ranking 65th in Division 1 maintaining an average of 28.3 PPG. The UAB Blazers maintain an average of 438.9 yards per contest, which has them ranked 30th in the country. The UAB offense has totaled 498 penalty yards on 61 infractions, which is 58th in the country in terms of helping out the other team. They have tossed 13 interceptions while surrendering 7 fumbles and they have been able to obtain 235 first downs. During this campaign so far, the Blazers currently have a total of 2,936 yards via the pass along with holding an average of 293.6 passing yards per game, ranking them 16th in college football. They hold an average of 145.3 run yards per game and have toted the ball for 1,453 yards in total.

The Blazers are relinquishing 37.4 PPG, which has them sitting 132nd in the country. UAB has conceded a total of 2,069 yards rushing (206.9 yards per contest) and 28 touchdowns via the rush for the year. In total, they have conceded 374 points in total. They have given up 19 touchdowns through the air and 212.9 yards/outing, ranking them 46th in D-1. The Blazers defense has been on the field for 678 plays, which has them sitting 78th in the nation. They have tallied 10 fumbles recovered and 8 picks so far this season.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Blazers -7

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