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The Temple Owls and the Connecticut Huskies highlight Friday night’s college football action in an AAC in a matchup between two teams at opposite ends of the East Division title race. Kickoff from Rentschier Field is set for 7 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.
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Temple at Connecticut Game Overview<br />
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The Owls find themselves in the thick of the American Athletic East Division title race at 4-1 straight-up in conference play with a 6-3 record overall. They have now won their last three games both SU and against the spread following this past Saturday’s 34-13 romp over Cincinnati as 7.5-point favorites at home. Temple is a perfect 3-0 ATS on the road this season and 4-1 ATS in five games as a favorite.
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Senior quarterback Phillip Walker has thrown for 1,990 yards and 13 touchdowns this season, but his completion percentage stands at 57.6 and he has been picked off 10 times. Temple’s real strength could be its running game behind Ryquell Armstead and Jahad Thomas. Overall, the Owls are averaging 181 yards a game on the ground and 33.8 points on the scoreboard. Their defense is allowing an average of 22.7 points a game.
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Connecticut finds itself at the bottom of the AAC standings in the East Division at 1-5 SU as part of an overall record of 3-6. The Huskies have also gone 3-6 ATS and the total has stayed UNDER in three of their last four games behind an offense that is averaging just 18.3 points a game. They are 1-4 ATS in five home games this season and an even 3-3 ATS when closing as underdogs.
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It is pretty obvious that the Huskies could have trouble keeping pace with Temple on the scoreboard this Friday night. Their passing game is averaging 234.7 yards a game with Bryant Shirreffs leading the way and they come in with a rushing attack that is ranked near the bottom of Division IA (FBS) football with 126.6 yards a game. Connecticut’s defense is giving up 27.6 points a game.
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Temple at Connecticut Game Betting Trends<br />
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The Owls have gone a perfect 5-0 ATS in their last five games following a SU win and they are 6-2 ATS in their last eight road games. The total has gone OVER in four of their last five games following a SU win.
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The Huskies are 2-5 ATS in their last seven conference games and they have failed to cover in five of their last six November games. The total has stayed UNDER in eight of their last 11 AAC games.
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Head-to-head in this conference clash, the underdog is 6-2 ATS in the last eight meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in the last seven games.
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