Temple Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners Matchup

Check out our free Temple Owls vs UTSA Roadrunners pick and preview for this CFB week 13 game in San Antonio. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this week 13 CFB matchup.

ESPN2 is covering the week 13 matchup between the Temple Owls and UTSA Roadrunners, which is set to kick off at 7:00 ET from the Alamodome in San Antonio. The Roadrunners are -16.5 point favorites at home, and the over/under line is currently at 55.5 points. UTSA enters the game with a 5-5 record, while Temple is 3-7 on the season.

Owls vs. Roadrunners Matchup At A Glance

Sport: CFB
Teams: Temple Owls at UTSA Roadrunners
Where: San Antonio at Alamodome
Date: Friday, November 22nd
Betting Odds UTSA -16.5, TEMPL +533 | UTSA -787 O/U 55.5

Owls Preview:

Temple enters Week 13 against UTSA with a 3-7 record, ranked 128th in our CFB power rankings. They are out of bowl contention, with a 0.0% chance of reaching eligibility. On the road, Temple is 0-5, while they’ve gone 2-2 at home this season.

The Owls have been favored in just one game this season, going 1-0 as the favorite and 1-7 as the underdog. Their average scoring margin is -15.9 points, and they are 4-5 against the spread, with a 3-1 home ATS record.

Temple’s over/under record stands at 5-4, with their games averaging 54.1 points. The average over/under line for their games is 50.2 points, and this week’s line is set at 55.5 points.

Owls Offense Breakdown

Temple’s offense has struggled this season, averaging just 19.1 points per game, ranking 129th in our offensive power rankings. Their third-down conversion rate is low at 36.6%, and they are 118th in rushing, with 98.8 yards per game.

Quarterback Evan Simon has thrown for 1,545 yards, completing 60.8% of his passes, with 13 touchdowns and six interceptions. Temple is 30th in passing attempts per game. Dante Wright leads the receivers with 664 yards and four touchdowns.

Owls Team Defense

Temple's defense has struggled this season, allowing an average of 35 points per game. They’ve been vulnerable against the run, giving up 217.6 rushing yards per game, ranking 157th nationally. Opponents have averaged 41.5 rushing attempts per game against Temple.

In their recent game, Temple’s defense allowed just 15 points and no passing touchdowns, though they gave up 123 rushing yards. Florida Atlantic finished with 194 passing yards, completing 19 of 36 attempts.

Roadrunners Preview:

Temple’s over/under record stands at 5-4, with their games averaging 54.1 points. The average over/under line for their games is 50.2 points, and this week’s line is set at 55.5 points.

Roadrunners Offense Breakdown

UTSA’s offense is averaging 31.2 points per game heading into week 13, ranking 34th nationally. However, they are 92nd in our offensive power rankings. Their passing game is the focal point, with the 6th most attempts in the country, averaging 300 yards per game, and ranking 10th in completions.

Owen McCown leads the Roadrunners with 2,741 passing yards and 22 touchdowns, posting a passer rating of 96. UTSA is converting 40.7% of their third downs. On the ground, they average 152.7 rushing yards per game. Robert Henry Jr. has 528 rushing yards and five touchdowns this season.

Roadrunners Team Defense

UTSA's defense has allowed 32 points per game this season, ranking 86th nationally. In their recent game against North Texas, they gave up 27 points but managed to force two interceptions. The defense allowed 480 total yards, including 239 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.

Opponents have averaged 287.4 passing yards per game against UTSA, which ranks 165th in the country. Quarterbacks have completed 58.7% of their passes and have a passer rating of 93.4 against UTSA’s defense. On the ground, UTSA has been strong, allowing just 106.6 rushing yards per game, the 17th-lowest in the nation.

Owls vs Roadrunners Betting Odds, Trends & Analysis

Across the Temple Owls last five road games, the team averaged 14 points per game while allowing 45. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 1-4, while going 0-5 straight-up.
In their last ten games at home, the UTSA Roadrunners have a straight up record of 4-6 while going 3-6-1 vs the spread. The team's offense averaged 28 points per game in these contests.
The last three games that Temple was the underdog, they have an ATS mark of 1-2 while going 0-3 straight up.
As the betting favorite, the UTSA Roadrunners have an ATS mark of just 6-3-1 in their last ten games. UTSA posted a straight up mark of 8-2 in these matchups.