These teams are similar in that they have beaten the lesser competition while getting blown out against good teams. Tulsa has wins over Arkansas Pine Bluff and Northern Illinois, but lost to Washington and Oklahoma by an average of 41 points. Temple has defeated Akron and Norfolk State and lost to Rutgers and Miami Florida. The Owls are 4-0 ATS their past four games after scoring fewer than 20 points their previous game and Tulsa is 0-5-1 its past six home games and 0-4 ATS overall as a favorite. Temple returned 16 starters from its 2022 sqaud, including QB E.J. Warner, son of Kurt Warner, who has completed 53.5 percent of his passes for 1,000 yards and five TDs this season with only three sacks. Amad Anderson Jr. has 21 receptions for 297 yards and Joquez Smith has run for 191 yards on 30 carries. Tulsa freshman QB Cardell Williams has thrown five TD passes, but also has been picked off five times and he has a 58.5 percent completion rate. Tulsa is 1-9 ATS as a favorite of fewer than 21 points versus a team off a double-digit loss. Take Temple as a Max Play.
This pick was released to clients on September 28, 2023 at 10:39AM ET.
CFB
Temple at Tulsa
September 28, 2023
7:30 PM Eastern
2 units on Temple +3.5 (-110) (risk 2 to return 3.82)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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