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Lincoln Financial Field is the venue where the Temple Owls (1-5) will battle the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-4) on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
The Owls are the favorites (-3) in their matchup against the Golden Hurricane, with the over/under at 52.5 points. (In terms of the moneyline, the Owls are -159 and the Golden Hurricane are +132.)
Below you’ll find our preview for this season, and discover all of our betting picks here, too!
Temple -3 vs. Tulsa
Temple vs. Tulsa Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Owls (-3)
- Moneyline: Owls (-159), Golden Hurricane (+132)
- Total: 52.5 points
Temple vs. Tulsa Betting Stats and Info
The Owls’ record against the spread is 3-3-0. Temple has not played a game as a moneyline favorite. Tulsa, in six games with a set spread so far this season, has gone 2-4-0 against the spread. In four tries as underdogs by 3 points or more, the Golden Hurricane have covered the spread only once. This will be the sixth time this year Tulsa is the moneyline underdog and has gone 1-4 in such contests.
Temple vs. Tulsa Recent Stats and Trends
Temple Owls
- Temple has two wins against the spread, and is 1-2 overall, over its last three games.
- Temple has gone over the total twice in its past three contests.
- Temple’s scoring average over the last three games is 2.7 points lower than the 52.5 over/under listed for this matchup.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
- Tulsa has one win against the spread, and is 1-2 overall, in its past three contests.
- Tulsa has hit the over twice in its past three contests.
- Tulsa has averaged a total of 58 combined points in its last three games, 5.5 greater than this matchup’s over/under of 52.5.
Temple vs. Tulsa Key Players
Temple Owls
- Evan Simon has thrown for 680 yards while completing 64.6% of his passes (53-for-82), with nine touchdowns and two interceptions (136 yards per game).
- Antwain Littleton has run for a team-leading 168 yards (28 per game). Receiving, he has grabbed nine passes for 101 yards and one touchdown.
- So far this season Terrez Worthy has run for 151 yards (25.2 per game).
- Dante Wright has 42 catches (57 targets) and paces his team with 517 receiving yards (86.2 ypg) and four touchdowns.
- Ashton Allen has also added 104 yards, on eight catches. He puts up 17.3 receiving yards per game.
- Tyquan King has two sacks to lead the team, and has also added two TFL and 49 tackles.
- D.J. Woodbury’s 52 tackles, one TFL, and one sack mean he’s the team’s tackle leader.
- Torey Richardson has a team-high one interception and has tacked on six tackles and one pass defended in six games this season.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
- This season Kirk Francis has recorded 1,064 passing yards (177.3 per game) while going 106-for-176 (60.2%) and throwing for six touchdowns with four interceptions.
- Anthony Watkins has rushed for a team-high 248 yards on 54 carries (41.3 yards per game) and three touchdowns.
- Bill Jackson has rushed for 234 yards on 40 carries (39 yards per game).
- Kamdyn Benjamin has 39 catches (58 targets) and paces his team with 471 receiving yards (78.5 per game) while scoring two touchdowns.
- Corey Smith has chipped in with eight receptions (on 13 targets) for 120 yards and one touchdown.
- Zion Steptoe has totaled 109 yards on nine receptions, averaging 18.2 yards per game.
- R.J. Jackson has collected a team-leading 2.5 sacks, while adding two TFL and six tackles.
- Gavin Potter has collected 12 tackles, two TFL, and one sack to lead the team in tackles so far.
- Jehlen Cannady has a team-high one interception and has tacked on one pass defended in five games this season.