Memphis Tigers vs Temple Owls Betting Preview & Pick Nov 24

Memphis Tigers (8-3 SU, ATS 3-5-1) vs Temple Owls (3-8 SU, ATS 2-8)

Date: 12:00 EST Friday, November 24th

Location: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN

Point Spread: UM -12/Tem +12

Money Line: UM -466/Tem +347

Over/Under: 65

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The Memphis Tigers and Temple Owls matchup in an American Athletic showdown at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. The over/under for this matchup is currently 65, while Memphis is favored by -12.

Head-to-Head Matchup:

The most recent matchup between these teams finished with a 24-3 win for Memphis. On offense, Memphis racked up 331 yards of total offense, while the team’s defense did a good job against Temple’s rushing attack, giving up just 52 yards on the ground.

Memphis Tigers Recent Form:

Memphis’ overall record dropped to 8-3 after their most recent loss to SMU. The Tigers lost the game by a score of 38-34.

The over hit in this game as the teams combined for 72 points and the over/under line was 65. Memphis did cover the spread even with a straight-up loss because they were 9.5-point underdogs.

In the loss against SMU, quarterback Seth Henigan achieved a QB rating of 105.19, completing 35 of 51 passes for 402 yards. Additionally, he contributed two touchdowns to the game.

Blake Watson led the ground attack for Memphis against SMU. He accumulated 41 rushing yards and reached the endzone one time in 10 attempts. In the passing game, Roc Taylor finished with a team-high 146 receiving yards while averaging 18.2 yards per reception.

On defense, Memphis finished their game against SMU by giving up a total of 467 yards. SMU threw the ball 23 times for 286 vs. Memphis. While on the ground, the Tigers gave up 181 rushing yards. As we head into this week’s game, the Memphis defense ranks 126th for points allowed, with an average of 29.7 points per game. Teams have been gaining 246.2 passing yards per game against them (142nd nationally). Against the run, they’ve given up 175.7 rushing yards, placing them 127th in college football.

Away Injury Report

Temple Owls Recent Form:

As Temple prepares to take on Memphis, they have a record of 3-8. The Owls most recently lost to UAB by a score of 34-24.

Going into the game, Temple was the 7.5-point underdogs, and in addition to losing straight-up, they did not cover the spread. The team’s combined 58 points was not enough to surpass the over/under line of 62.

In the loss to UAB, quarterback E.J. Warner concluded with a QB rating of 82.07 while connecting on 25 of 46 passes for 323 yards. Moreover, he contributed two touchdowns to the game.

The leading rusher for Temple against UAB was Edward Saydee. For the game, he finished with 33 while carrying the ball eight times. He did not rush for a touchdown in the game. On his six receptions, Dante Wright finished with one touchdown and 146 yards.

The Owls’ defense finished the game by giving up 508 total yards to UAB. The team’s run defense allowed 262 yards rushing compared to 246 in the passing game. Ranked 74th in passing yards allowed per game, Temple’s defense gets ready to take on Memphis. Opponents have attempted an average of 27.1 passes per game against the Owls. They’re allowing 34.8 points per contest, placing them 145th in college football. Their rush defense ranks 153rd in the NCAA.

Home Injury Report

Betting Trends

• Memphis is 6-4 in their last ten games road games.
• Looking across Temple’s five most recent home games, they are 1-4 against the spread.
• Temple’s ATS record in their ten most recent games as the underdog is 3-7.
• Memphis’ record vs. the spread in their five most recent games as the favorite is 1-3-1.

Free Pick

Memphis comes into this one as the heavy favorite at -12, but I think Temple could hang around in this one. Memphis’ defense didn’t look good last week, even though they came away with a win. Look for Memphis to win, but Temple to cover at home.

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