Temple at Western Michigan

Temple is considered one of the worst football teams over the last five years, if not THE worst. The Owls coming into this season had a 4-42 SU record. But, this is not the lowly Owl teams of the last four years as they have already matched the win total over their last 46 games. The betting public wouldn't dare throw money on this team. But the fact is, over the last five years, they have rewarded their backers with a good 30-22 ATS reward (58%). This line is inflated thanks to W. Michigan's recent win over Iowa on the road. Well guess what? Iowa is awful this season, and that was a marquis game for W. Michigan and meaningless to Iowa. This week, the tables are turned as this is a meaningless game for W. Michigan. They own wins over Toledo and N. Illinois, teams that combine for a 7-16 mark, as well as CCSU, a division-1AA team. For Temple, the blowout losses of past years have been replaced with wins and closer games this season. These teams are both 4-7 off of similar schedules, and we would not be surprised if Temple wins this game. They certainly have a great opportunity to stay within the big number.