Temple Owls vs USF Bulls Prediction, 11/11/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Temple Owls vs USF Bulls

Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023

Location: Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Bulls (-7)

Total/Over-Under: 52.5

The Temple Owls (3-6) are en route to Raymond James Stadium on Saturday, November 11, 2023 where they will meet the USF Bulls (4-5). USF is 7-point favorites. The total has been set at 52.5.

The Temple Owls head into this matchup 3-6 this season. In their last matchup, the Owls faced the Navy Midshipmen and walked away with a win by a score of 32-18. Edward Saydee was the leader on the ground for the Owls with 8 totes for 38 yards (4.8 yds per attempt). E.J. Warner went 27/33 with 402 yds passing and 4 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 212 and finished the game with 2 picks. Against the run, the Owls conceded 144 yds on 48 attempts, which averages out to 3.0 yds per rush allowed. Temple conceded 6 completions on 14 attempts for a total of 124 yards, and a completion percentage of 42.9%. Overall, they tallied 60 plays which totaled 448 yds. The Temple Owls ended up rushing 27 times and amassed 46 yds, which had them averaging 1.7 yards per carry.

The Owls have earned 3,236 total yards for the year. When it comes to distribution of touchdowns, Temple has earned 16 touchdowns through the air and 7 rushing touchdowns. They have given the ball to the opposition 18 different times. Temple has earned 186 1st downs as a team, and they have been flagged for 38 infractions for 283 yds. As a team they have an average of 94.3 yards via the ground game which is 124th in college football. When talking about putting the ball in the endzone, the Temple Owls are averaging 20.6 points per contest.

In terms of yards through the air, the Owls have given up 2,104 yds which puts them in 76th in the nation. They have relinquished 233.8 yards per contest via the pass in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 63.3%. For the year, they are surrendering 433.3 yards/game which puts them 120th in the nation. They have yielded 21 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 19 touchdowns running the ball. Opposing teams are running for an average of 4.7 yards per rushing attempt and 199.6 yards on the ground per game on the season. Over the course of this season, they have allowed 1,796 yards on the ground through 9 outings. The Owls rank 128th in the country in terms of team defense, conceding 35.8 PPG.

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The Bulls head into this game 4-5 this season. When they last stepped on the field, the Bulls took a defeat with a final score of 59-50 when they faced the Memphis Tigers. Byrum Brown (5 touchdowns) finished the game with 357 yds on 31/39 passing while his QB rating was 193.6. He tossed 1 pick and his average yards per attempt was 9.2. Byrum Brown ran the ball 23 times for 100 yds, ending the game with 4.3 yards per attempt for USF. The Bulls finished the game with 583 yds while they ran 87 plays (6.7 yds per play). USF ran the football for 4.7 yds per carry, finishing with a total of 226 yards on 48 attempts. USF allowed 29 attempts on the ground for 139 yds (4.8 yards per rush). The Bulls secondary conceded a completion percentage of 59.5%, surrendering 441 yds on 25 out of 42 passing.

The USF Bulls maintain an average of 453.7 yards/contest, which has them sitting 21st in Division 1. The USF offense has 608 penalty yards on 68 infractions, which is good for 10th in D-1 in terms of making mistakes. They maintain an average of 194.8 rushing yards per game and have run for 1,753 yards for the season. They have tossed 7 picks while surrendering 9 fumbles and they have been able to obtain 210 1st downs. In relation to this team's ability to score points, the Bulls rank 51st in Division 1 averaging 30.4 points per game. Over the course of the season thus far, the Bulls have racked up 2,330 yards through the air as well as holding an average of 258.9 passing yards per game, ranking them 44th in college football.

The Bulls are conceding 37.0 PPG, which puts them 131st in the country. USF has allowed a total of 1,382 yards via the ground game (153.6 yards per game) and 21 touchdowns on the ground for the year. Over the course of the season, they have allowed 333 pts. They have allowed 22 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 305.7 yards per game, which has them sitting 132nd in college football. The Bulls defense has participated in 631 plays, which has them sitting 96th in college football. They have totaled 7 fumbles and 6 picks on the year.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Owls +7

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