SMU at Temple 10/20/23 - College Football Picks and Odds
SMU Mustangs vs. Temple Owls
CFB: 7:00 PM
Oct. 20, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : SMU -20.5 ; O/U 60.5
The SMU Mustangs continue the road trip Friday night with the game in Philadelphia, PA against the Temple Owls. SMU is rolling through the season with four wins through six games on a two game win streak following a 21 point blowout of East Carolina. Defensively the Mustangs controlled the game allowing just ten points including nine in the second half on 290 yards and forced 2 turnovers in the game. Offensively the Mustangs were the better team scoring 31 points including seventeen in the fourth quarter on 334 total yards of offense.
Preston Stone led the way for the SMU offense completing 19 passes for 276 yards and three scores and ran the ball six times for 25 yards in the game. Jordan Kerley proved to be the primary target on the offense with 69 yards on three receptions. Key’Shawn Smith added 60 yards and one touchdown on three grabs, while RJ Maryland chipped in 51 yards and one score on 3 receptions in the game.
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The Temple Owls return home this week three games below .500 riding a four-game skid following a 31 point blowout loss against North Texas. Offensively this season the Owls have been mediocre averaging 380.6 yards per game including 268.3 through the air. Defensively the Owls have been abysmal allowing 438.4 yards per game, while allowing nearly 46 points per game during their recent skid.
Offensively Temple was mediocre against North Texas scoring 14 points but failed to score in the second half after compiling just 347 yards and turned the ball over three times in the game. Defensively the Owls were obliterated giving up 45 points after a 24 point first half on 527 total yards of offense. Quincy Patterson was the only real offense for Temple completing 12 passes for 105 yards and ran the ball 24 times for 113 yards and one touchdown.
Recent Betting Trends:
Southern Methodist are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Southern Methodist's last 8 games.
Southern Methodist are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games.
Temple are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games.
Temple are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
Free Betting Pick: SMU Mustangs -20.5
The Mustangs are rolling through the year and will continue that trend Friday against a bad team. SMU is the better overall team and will roll to the easy win. Take the Mustangs to dominate all 4 quarters leading to the easy win and cover. Final Score Prediction, SMU Mustangs win and cover 49-7.