Free Week 1 Prediction: Bison vs Owls Odds
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College Football Handicapping: Week 1
(0-0) Bucknell Bison vs. Temple Owls (0-0)
Date: Saturday, August 31 2019
Time: 12:00 pm EST
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Football Spread: Temple -40.5
NCAA Betting Total: 53.5
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We finally kick off the College Football season. It’s been way too long. For this matchup we have the Temple Owls hosting the Bucknell Bison. Big things are expected for Temple who closed 2018 winning six of their last eight games.
The same can’t be said for the Bucknell Bison who are coming off a terrible year in which they went 1-10.
The Temple Owls are heavy favorites in this one (-40.5). Will the Bison pull out the crazy upset or will the Owls cover a crazy spread? Find out below as we preview their week one opener.
Bucknell Bison
The Bucknell Bison are expected to have a fair amount of struggles in the Patriot League.
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Last season the Bison were one of the worst teams in the country as they went 1-10. It was a disappointing season and a big step back as they had gone 5-6 in 2017.
Logan Bitikofer went for 1,050 passing yards, seven touchdowns, and eight interceptions. Tarrin Earle and John Chiarolanzio will get a chance to do something under center if it doesn’t work with Logan. At running back the Bison will have leading rusher Jared Cooper.
Cooper had 573 yards and two touchdowns last season. The problem is that Cooper only averaged 3.6 yards per carry. Cooper showed ability to receive out of the backfield as he had 287 yards and two touchdowns.
Brandon Sanders is expected to lead the receiving corpse as he had 516 yards last season. Receiver Alan Butler, who had 297 yards and three touchdowns graduated and is no longer with the Bison.
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The Bison defense is their strongest suit. Last season they allowed less than 30 points in six of 11 games despite a 1-10 record.
Temple Owls
The Temple Owls have some high expectations in the Atlantic Ten Conference. Last season, Temple went 8-5 in the season, and 7-1 in conference play. Their season ended with a 56-27 loss to a strong Duke team in the Independence Bowl.
Anthony Russo will lead the Owls offense. Russo is coming off a shaky season in which he had 2,563 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions. Russo missed camp with a calf injury, if he is unable to go the Owls will start Todd Centeio.
The Owls will certainly miss Ryquell Armstead who had 1,098 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. Jager Gardner is their leading returner among running backs. He had 253 in 65 carries last season.
The Owls expect a big season from Branden Mack who had 601 receiving yards and five touchdowns last year. Temple is expected to be good on defense. Last season they allowed less than 20 points in 8 of 13 games.
Benny Walls (3 INT), and Shaun Bradley (78 tackles) are expected to be impact players. Isaiah Graham-Mobley (70 tackles) is also expected to have a strong year.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Under is 14-5 in TEM last 19 games on grass.
- Under is 19-7 in TEM last 26 games as a favorite.
Free Week 1 NCAA Football Pick: Under
I don’t expect the Bison to threaten much at all in this contest. In fact they might only cross midfield a few times. The Owls defense is strong enough to keep them under single digits especially with the Bison quarterback situation.
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: Under
Look for Russo and Gardner to have a big game for Temple. The Owls defense will have no issues forcing some Bison’ mistakes. Take the under due to the Bison’s lack of offense. Bitikofer will struggle in this one for Bucknell. Six of 11 games last season had under 50 points last season for each team.
Week 1 Free Score Prediction: Temple 41 – Bucknell 7
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