Temple-Penn State Preview

The fans at Beaver Stadium will be treated to a game between the Temple Owls and the Penn State Nittany Lions when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers currently have the Nittany Lions listed as 29½-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game’s total is sitting at 54.
Adam Dimichele threw for 51 yards for Temple, and it was not enough as they lost 30-28 to the Buffalo Bulls in Week 3.
The good news was that the Owls covered the 7-point spread in that game, and the combined score played OVER the posted total of 44.
Daryll Clark threw two touchdown passes to lead Penn State to a rather easy 55-13 win over the Syracuse Orange in Week 3.
The Lions covered the large 27.5-point spread in that game, while the combined score played OVER the posted total of 50.5.
Current streak:
Temple has lost 2 straight games.
Penn State has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Temple: 1-2 SU, 3-0
ATS
Penn State
: 3-0 SU, 2-0 ATS
Temple most recently:
When playing in September are 0-10
When playing on grass are 3-7
After being outgained are 1-9
When playing outside the conference are 2-8

Penn State most recently:
When playing in September are 7-3
When playing on grass are 8-2
After outgaining opponent are 8-2
When playing outside the conference are 10-0

A few trends to consider:
Temple is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Temple is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Temple’s last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Temple’s last 15 games on the road
Penn State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Temple
Penn State is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games at home
Penn State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Penn State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Temple
Next up:
Temple home to Western Michigan, Saturday, September 27
Penn State home to Illinois, Saturday, September 27
 

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