Army vs Temple Prediction College Football Picks 9/26/24

In this article, we will formulate an Army vs Temple prediction for this College Football Week 5 game on Thursday, September 26th, at Lincoln Financial Field.  Let’s take a look at an Army Black Knights vs Temple Owls pick. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Black Knights’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Owls’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Army

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Temple

-Recent betting trends in games played between Army and Temple 

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Black Knights and Owls. 

Army Looks for a 4-0 Start

Army has gotten off to a fast start to the season and they currently sit with a 3-0 record. The offense has looked good but even more impressive has been the defense that has given only 28 points so far this season. In the last game against Rice, Army scored 37 points and ended up winning in blowout fashion. Quarterback Bryson Daily was quite impressive for Army through the air, completing 6 of his 9 passes for 107 yards, two touchdowns, and zero interceptions. 

He also had a huge game on the ground rushing 23 times for 145 yards, and a touchdown. Army on the season is averaging 34.3 points while their defense is giving up 9.33 points per game. In this game, if the defense is good, Army is going to have a chance. 

Temple Coming Off Impressive Victory

Temple really struggled the first couple of games of the season but they were able to turn it around in their last game. Temple scored 45 points against the Utah State Aggies, and that was enough for the 45-29 victory. At halftime, they were down 21-17, but in the second half the offense put on a show and that included 21 points in the 4th quarter. Evan Simon had a huge game completing 17 of his 27 passes for 271 yards, five touchdowns, and one interception. He also rushed 11 times on the ground for 49 yards and a touchdown. 

On the season Temple is averaging 19.8 points while their defense is giving up 36.5 points per game. They are averaging only 0.75 points per game in the first quarter and they need to find a way to get out to a faster start. Temple will meet UConn after this game.

Temple vs Army Facts

• Temple ranks 130th among FBS teams for Q2 opponent points per game this season (14.8).
• Temple ranks 126th among FBS teams for rushing yards allowed per game this season (221.8).
• Army ranks 8th among FBS teams for points allowed per game this season (9.3).
• Army ranks 10th among FBS teams for H1 opponent points per game this season (4.7).

Army vs Temple Prediction

Tempe has had issues getting out to slow starts and it’s going to get any easier in this game. Army’s defense has been lights out and they are going to really up in a big way here. Army’s running game has been going wild also, and they are going into lockdown here. Temple is going to have issues moving the ball and this game will be a comfortable victory for Army. Back Army against the spread.

Shane Mickle's Pick: Army -13