Temple vs. Penn State Odds
STATE COLLEGE, PA (The Spread) – After getting its first win of the year last week Penn State now looks to start a winning streak on Saturday when it hosts Temple at 3:30PM ET on ESPN2.
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Penn State is 1-2 on the season and 1-1 at home while Temple is 1-1 overall and playing in its first road game. The Owls are 1-1 against the spread while the Nittany Lions are 2-1 ATS. Penn State has won 29 straight over Temple.
Trends show that Temple is 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 games in the month of September and 13-5 ATS in their last 18 road games. Penn State is 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games after a win and 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games against Big East opponents.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv Penn State is the favorite in this game, as the Nittany Lions have been given odds of -8.5 points at home against Temple. The over/under total for this game has been set at 43 points. (View Matchup) The opening odds had Penn State as a 9-point favorite. The spread did dip as low as 8 points before adding the hook.
Penn State finally got over the hump last week and beat Navy 34-7. The Nittany Lions didn’t have a ton of offensive success, finishing with just 341 yards, but the defense forced four turnovers and scored a TD on their own. Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin had 231 passing yards and 4 TDs in the victory as well. For the season, Penn State is allowing nearly 400 yards per game on defense while amassing just 341 yards per game on offense.
Temple is coming off a 36-27 loss to Maryland two weeks ago. It was the first and only loss for the Owls. Temple was held to just 230 total yards of offense in the loss and the unit also had three turnovers. Quarterback Chris Coyer was just 7 of 18 passing for 178 yards and two scores in the loss. The Temple defense didn’t play too poorly in the loss, holding Maryland to 334 total yards with four turnovers.
In terms of Injuries, Temple receiver Deon Miller is questionable on Saturday with a virus. Penn State running backs Bill Belton and Derek Day are both questionable to play due to differing injuries.
The Public Bets for this game are going on Penn State at home. The Nittany Lions are getting 61% of the wagers with odds of -8.5 points against Temple on Saturday.
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