Howard vs Temple Prediction 9/6/2025 Today’s College Football Picks

The Howard Bison and the Temple Owls meet in week 2 college football action from Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Howard Bison vs. Temple Owls prediction.

Howard Bison Recap

The Howard Bison come into this game looking to add on to their 10-9 win over Florida A&M last time out to sit at 1-0 on the year. After this game, Howard will head home for a game against Hampton. 

Howard Looking For Big Road Upset

Tyriq Starks threw for 145 yards, a touchdown and an interception on 17 of 28 passing while also rushing for a team-high 30 yards on the ground. KD Mosley led the Bison in receiving with 3 grabs for 33 yards while Travis Kerney added 30 receiving yards and CJ Neely had a team-high 4 receptions for 27 yards and a touchdown. 

Temple Owls Recap

The Temple Owls come into this game looking to add on to their 42-10 win over UMass last time out to improve to 1-0 to start the year. After this game, Temple will head home for a game against the Oklahoma Sooners.

Owls Looking For Another Big Win In Home Opener

Evan Simon threw for 248 yards and 6 touchdowns on 19 of 25 passing while Jay Ducker rushed for a team-high 128 yards on 19 carries. JoJo Bermudez led the Owls with 7 receptions for 87 yards while Peter Clarke had 4 receptions for 85 yards and 2 touchdowns. Terrez Worthy and Kajiya Hollawayne each had a touchdown grab while Ryder Kusch chipped in a pair of touchdown receptions as well in the win. On defense, Eric Stuart led the Owls with 6 total tackles while Khalil Poteat and Cam’Ron Stewart each had a sack and Ben Osueke had an interception as well in the win. 

Howard Bison @ Temple Owls Betting Trends: Week 2

Why the Temple Owls will win

• Temple has won each of its last 15 games as a home favorite.
• Temple has covered the spread in each of its last four games as a favorite.

Why the Howard Bison will win

• Temple has lost 17 of its last 22 games.
• Temple has lost the first half in five of its last six games against non-conference opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Temple’s last five games as a home favorite have gone UNDER the total points line.

Temple Owls Player Prop Facts

• Heading into Week 2, Peter Clarke ranks T1st amongst qualified players for catch rate (100.0%) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• Temple ranks T1st among FBS teams for Q2 opponent points per game this season (0.0).
• Temple ranks T1st among FBS teams for Q3 opponent points per game this season (0.0).

Howard vs. Temple Prediction

I’m going to lean towards Temple here. I’m not eager to lay a massive number with Temple, but I will say that this does look like an improved Temple team under K.C. Keeler, and while it’s really important to not overreact after one week, I do think that there’s a lot to like in a spot like this against a Howard team that really struggled to generate offense against Florida A&M last week, and I think that the Owls pick up another solid win in this one by margin. Give me Temple here.