The Temple Owls (7-3) visit Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati to take on the Cincinnati Bearcats (9-1) in a Saturday night American Athletic Conference battle kicking off at 7 p.m. ET. We analyze the Temple-Cincinnati odds and betting lines, while providing college football betting tips and advice on this matchup.
Temple at Cincinnati: Three things you need to know
1. Over two or three games per side, the Owls and Bearcats have lost (Temple) and won (Cincinnati) games that statistically swing the other way. Ill-timed turnovers, specials teams performance and garbage-time scores all filter into the line. In this case, they filter in from opposite ends and they favor the Owls. Not to win per se, but perhaps as 3-6-point underdogs.
2. UC’s pass defense is a weakness played against a Temple strength. Five of the Bearcats’ last six foes have passed for more than 234 yards. The stretch includes UC’s Nov. 2 game at East Carolina, in which Cincinnati coughed up 535 passing yards.
3. Offensive production between these two is similar. But there’s quite a bit of luck and predictable regression when it comes to cranking out big plays as opposed to “really big plays” — how often a team produces plays of 20-plus yards as opposed to 40-yard gains is a good measure. And here, it shows the Bearcats’ numbers as being overcooked (tilted toward the longer plays) while the Owls’ are underdone.
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Temple at Cincinnati: Odds, betting lines and picks
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Prediction
Cincinnati 28, Temple 20
Moneyline (ML)
We will PASS on Temple +325.
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Against the Spread (ATS)
The Bearcats are 1-4 against the spread over their last five home games against teams with a winning record. The Owls have won three straight in the series, both straight up and against the spread.
Liking the play and the number, we will take TEMPLE (+10.5, -110).
Over/Under (O/U)
The Under is 23-11 over Cincinnati’s last 34 November games and 5-0 in UC’s last five contests at Nippert Stadium.
Chilly, wet weather is in the forecast. But that’s mostly reflected in the projected total of 46.5. No play on the number here.
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