Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Temple Owls Pick ATS - Odds and Game Preview

Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Temple Owls Pick ATS - Odds and Game Preview

David Schwab
Date: September 20, 7:30 pm
Location: Lincoln Financial Field
TV: ESPN

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Temple -7
Total: OFF

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The Tulsa Golden Hurricane and the Temple Owls open play in the AAC this Thursday night. BetOnline has opened the Owls as seven-point home favorites with the betting line for the total still off the board.
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Thursday Night Football on ESPN features the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on the road against the Temple Owls in the conference opener for each of these AAC rivals. Game time from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia is set for 7:30 p.m. (ET).
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Tulsa at Temple Overview<br />
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Tulsa started the new season with a 38-27 victory at home against Central Arkansas, but it could not cover as 11.5-point favorites. It did play Texas tough in Week 2 in a 28-21 loss as 22.5-point road underdogs before last Saturday's disappointing 29-20 loss to Arkansas State as a slight 1.5-point home favorite. The total stayed UNDER in its previous two games, and it has stayed UNDER in four of its last five games on the road.
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It is hard to know what to make of this mixed bag heading into the Golden Hurricane's conference opener. Luke Skipper has thrown for 521 yards and four touchdowns, and he also threw a pick-six in Saturday's loss. Tulsa is averaging 26.3 points per game, but it falls to 86th in the nation in points allowed (28.0). The biggest strength of this team is a run game that is averaging 210.0 yards per game.
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Temple quickly jump-started its season with Saturday’s stunning 35-14 upset against Maryland on the road as a 15-point underdog. This followed bad losses to Villanova and Buffalo as a home favorite. The Owls are 14-7 straight-up in their last 21 home games, but they have failed to cover against the spread in four of their previous five games at home.
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Credit Temple’s defense for Saturday’s win against the previously unbeaten Terrapins. The Owls took a 21-7 lead into halftime never let up from there. Anthony Russo got the start at quarterback and completed 15 of his 25 passing attempts for 228 yards and a score, while the ground game totaled up 165 rushing yards and two more touchdowns on 52 attempts. Ryquell Armstead is the team’s leading rusher on the year with 256 yards on 54 carries.
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Tulsa at Temple Betting Trends<br />
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The Golden Hurricane are 15-5-1 ATS in their last 21 games following an ATS loss and they are 6-1 ATS in their previous seven home against a team with a straight up losing record at home. The total has stayed UNDER in five of their last six conference games.
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The Owls have failed to cover in five of their last seven games coming off an SU win, but they have gone 21-6 ATS in their previous 27 AAC games. The total has stayed UNDER in nine of their last 12 games following a straight up win.
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Head-to-head in the matchup, Temple has won the last two meetings SU with the total going OVER in each of those games.
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Tulsa at Temple Prediction 09/20/2018

This should be a good matchup in each team's AAC opener. Either team still lacks the consistency on both sides of the ball early into their 2018 campaign, but they have each showed the ability to step up their game against tougher competition. I would still give the overall edge to Temple at home and coming off a huge win.

Look for a big dose of the Owls’ running game on Thursday night along with the continued strong play on defense in a home victory that does cover the current seven-point spread.

Free Pick: Take Temple -7
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