Friday night college football and we will see the Memphis Tigers travel to Philadelphia, Pa. to take on the Temple Owls. The game has a start time of 7:30 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on ESPN U. Current Vegas odds have the Tigers listed as 7.5 point favorites, while the total is set at 49.5.
Analysis: The Memphis Tigers come into this game with a 5-3 record overall, including a 3-1 record in the AAC, which puts them in a 5 way tie for first in the Conference. Memphis is 5-2-1 ATS this year, 8-1-1 ATS in their last 10 games in November and 5-0-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record, but they are also 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Friday games and 4-12-2 ATS in their last 18 road games vs. a team with a winning home record. The Tigers are a decent offensive squad that comes in ranked 41st in total yards, 59th in passing, 37th in rushing and 22nd in scoring (36.2 ppg). On defense the Tigers have been very solid, ranking 34th in yards allowed, 65th vs the pass, 23rd vs the run and 15th in points allowed (19.4 ppg).
The Temple Owls also come in with a 5-3 record, including a 3-1 record at home. The Owls are at 3-2 within the AAC and come in off a huge 10 point home win over the East Carolina Pirates. The Owls are 6-0 ATS as home dogs with revenge and 5-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record, but they are also 1-5 ATS in weekday home games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a S.U. win. The Owls are not a very good offensive team as they come in ranked 119th in total offense, 92nd in passing 112th in rushing and 68th in scoring (29.4 ppg). Defensively they are a solid bunch, ranking 51st in totals yards allowed, 25th vs the pass, 81st vs the run and 11th in points allowed (18.4 ppg).
Pick: Big revenge game for Memphis after losing by 20 last year to the Owls, in Memphis. Can we really expect the Owls to be up for this one after they had a storm the field win over East Carolina last week? I don’t think so, especially since it was the first time that Temple beat a ranked foe since 1998 and the first time they ever beat one at home. I can see a flat effort from them in this one. The Owls have been a solid team, but this Memphis Squad has as well and are better on both sides of the ball than Temple is. Memphis has also played the tougher schedule and is 8-1-1 ATS their last 10 games in November. Revenge will be sweet for the Tigers in this one.
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