SMU Mustangs vs Temple Owls Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/20/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, October 20, 2023

Venue:  Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  SMU -19.5, Temple +19.5; Over/Under:  56 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  SMU -19.5, Temple +19.5; Over/Under:  56 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  SMU -19.5, Temple +19.5; Over/Under:  55.5 points

SMU Mustangs:  4-2 (2-0) (2nd place, AAC)

Temple Owls:  2-5 (0-3) (12th place, AAC)

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SMU Mustangs:  won their last game on the road against the East Carolina Pirates 31-10.

Temple Owls:  lost their last game on the road against the North Texas Mean Green 45-14.

SMU is entering this game with a 4-2 record overall and they have a 2-0 record in their conference games too. They are 3-0 in their home games, 1-2 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against East Carolina 31-10. Preston Stone was the starting QB and he completed 19/38 passes for 276 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Jaylan Knighton led the team in rushing yards with 26. Jordan Kerley led the receivers with 69 receiving yards on 3 receptions. Kobe Wilson led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while DeVere Levelston and David Abiara each led the defense in sacks with 0.5. Jonathan McGill came away with the only interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Temple is entering this game with a 2-5 record overall and they have a 0-3 record in their conference games too. They are 2-2 in their home games, 0-3 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against North Texas 45-14. Quincy Patterson II was the starting QB and he completed 12/30 passes for 105 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. Quincy Patterson II led the team in rushing yards with 113 and 1 TD. Amad Anderson Jr. led the receivers with 22 receiving yards on 2 receptions. Dominick Hill led the defense in that game with 10 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Diwun Black led the defense in sacks with 2. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have SMU listed as a 19.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. SMU is having a good season with a 4-2 record overall and their 2 losses against Oklahoma and TCU are starting to look a lot better now. They are already 2-0 in conference play and they are looking to be a big threat for the AAC Championship now that it is their last year in the conference. Temple has been terrible this season with their 2-5 record overall and they are already 0-3 in their conference games, now dealing with an injury to their starting QB too. Temple has struggled on offense with their starter and they are only going to have a tougher time now. SMU has a really good offense that is going to put up a ton of points on this Temple defense but SMU has also been getting a lot better on defense too since they haven't been giving up as many points in their games lately. SMU is focused on winning these conference games and they are a lot better than Temple on both sides of the ball, catching them at the right time with these injuries too. The best way to place a bet here is on SMU to cover the spread in this game. 

SMU Temple Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Friday, October 20, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is SMU 41 Temple 13.

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SMU Mustangs: 5-10 ATS in road games. 6-13 ATS in a road game where the total is between 56.5 and 63. 6-18 ATS off a blowout win by 21 points or more over a conference rival. 5-1 UNDER in all games. 10-5 UNDER in road games. 26-13 UNDER after a game where they committed no turnovers.

Temple Owls: 6-1 ATS as a home underdog of 17.5 to 21 points. 36-25 ATS after 4 or more consecutive straight up losses. 40-22 UNDER as a home underdog. 20-13 UNDER after a loss by 28 or more points.

SMU Mustangs:  C. Wheaton (RB) Ques Fri - Hamstring.

Temple Owls:  E. Warner (QB) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. D. Woodbury (LB) out for season - Undisclosed. I. Stewart (WR) Early Nov - Foot. J. Faminu (OL) out for season - Undisclosed.

"We have to develop a finishing mentality overall. Whether it be getting off the field in the second half as a defense, whether it be finishing drives as an offense, whether it be finishing games as a team. If we want to put ourselves in position week-in, week-out to have a chance to win, most conference games are close, most conference games come down to one or two scores, come down to the fourth quarter." - Rhett Lashlee ahead of his team’s win against ECU in their last game. 

“It’s day-to-day, when he gets out of concussion protocol.” - Stan Drayton on the injury status of QB EJ Warner after his team’s loss against North Texas in their last game. 

WR Smith, Key'Shawn 

WR Dixon, Moochie  

WR Bailey, Jake 

TE Maryland, RJ 

QB Stone, Preston 

RB Knighton, Jaylan  

WR Baines, Zae 

WR Wright, Dante 

WR Anderson Jr., Amad 

TE Martin-Robinson, David 

QB Warner, E.J. 

RB Smith, Joquez 

Passing: P. Stone (1467)

Rushing: J. Knighton (358)

Receiving: J. Kerley (223)

Touchdowns: R. Maryland (3)

Passing: E. Warner (1741)

Rushing: J. Smith (280)

Receiving: A. Anderson Jr. (394)

Touchdowns: Q. Patterson II (4)

Coaches:

SMU Mustangs: Rhett Lashlee (2nd season)

Temple Owls: Stan Drayton (2nd season)