Temple vs. Miami (OH) Free Week 13 Preview & Pick (Nov. 23)

Week 13: Temple Owls vs Miami (OH) RedHawks Preview Free College Football Pick

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Owls at RedHawks

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Tuesday November 23 – 7:00PM
Yager Stadium – Oxford, Ohio
Temple (8-3) vs Miami (7-4)
Moneyline: Not currently listed
Spread Favourite: Temple -6.5
Over/Under: Not currently listed
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Temple

The Owls have to be disappointed after last week’s loss to Ohio.  I am no MAC tiebreaker expert but I am pretty sure it eliminated them from the picture in the East Division and the best they can do this week is do the same thing to Miami.  They can also grab their ninth victory of the season, which for a program with Temple’s history is pretty good.  Another bowl game awaits them for sure.

Temple lost last week because their ground game deserted them.  Bernard Pierce was hurt (he is questionable for this week) and Matt Brown, who is also dealing with injury, wasn’t very effective.  The Owls showed that they can pass the ball as they scrambled to catch up at the end of the contest but it is hard to trust the numbers when teams go into their prevent defense.  QB Mike Gerardi is average at best.

Temple has won the last three against the Redhawks, barely escaping last year even though the Owls were quite good and Miami was not.  The Owls has been playing well this year and own a 7-4 ATS record including 5-2 in the MAC.  They are also a perfect 3-0 ATS when they are a short favourite of – 6.5 points or fewer.  They are the better team in this contest as Miami is still a bit of an unknown quantity, even this late in the season.

Miami (Ohio)

Even though the Redhawks are 7-4 with just a single loss in the MAC they are still a tough team to get a read on.  Maybe that is because their most impressive game might have been an opening loss to Florida and nobody is sure what to make of the Gators either.  These guys might be alright but it is more likely that they are the beneficiary of a down year in the conference and some “good” scheduling.

The Redhawks have proven to be a pretty good defensive team this season.  They showed that in that opener against the Gators and have been able to keep it up against their competition in the MAC, except for Ohio.  Facing off against the Owls they should feel comfortable knowing this unit can keep them in the game as Temple is a bit hobbled and not one of the more explosive teams when their defense doesn’t turn you over.

Temple is a fundamentally sound team so in the end Miami is going to have to win it…by that I mean scoring some points because the Temple defense is very good.  The Redhawks are on a 3 game win streak but they haven’t scored more than 24 points in any of those contests.  Unless Temple is completely deflated after last week’s loss than Zac Dysert will have to lead Miami to victory by impressing somewhat.  I am not sure he is capable.

The Pick: Al Golden is very well respected as a coach so I assume Temple will answer the bell this week and down Ohio in relatively convincing fashion.

College Football Gambling Trends

Owls are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as a road favorite of 3.5-10.0.
Owls are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as a road favorite.
Owls are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 road games.
Redhawks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS loss.
Redhawks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after scoring less than 20 points in their previous game.
Redhawks are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games as a home underdog of 3.5-10.0.

Score Prediction:  Temple 28 – Miami 17

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