Temple vs Louisville Preview
Temple is 10-13-1 ATS with an O/U record of 11-12 and Louisville is 14-11 ATS with an O/U record of 12-11.
Temple is 10-13-1 ATS with an O/U record of 11-12 and Louisville is 14-11 ATS with an O/U record of 12-11.
The Rice Owls will look to continue their historic season. After winning their first outright conference title in 56 years, the Owls will now look for a school best 11th win.
The Marshall Thundering Herd are no surprise to be in the Conference USA Championship this season. They outdueled East Carolina to get here but find a surprising opponent in Rice.
The Rice Owls will look to improve to 8-3 overall, and 6-1 in the conference. A win in Birmingham and the Owls will gain a half gain lead in the Conference USA West division over the North Texas Mean Green.
The No. 17 Central Florida Knights look to remain unbeaten in conference play as they travel to Philly to battle the 1-8 Temple Owls on Saturday.
The No. 24 Auburn Tigers will aim to maintain their momentum after last week’s win over Texas A&M when it hosts nonconference foe Florida Atlantic on Saturday.
The Owls will arrive in Auburn following a its fifth loss of the season.
Following a 10-win season, the Cincinnati Bearcats entered the 2013 season with plenty of promise, but they find themselves reeling after a pair of poor efforts on the road. They get the Temple Owls at home this week.
Last year Temple visited Duke and was beaten 78-61. Now, it is the Blue Devils turn to travel to Philadelphia and take on the Owls.
The Temple Owls and the Ohio Bobcats have been at the forefront of the race for the Mid-American Conference’s East Division title the last few years.
The Rice Owls are in a tough spot on Thursday night. They have lost their last two games and are out of it in Conference USA. Last year they jumped up and bit the Cougars at home but the last time they visited Houston they gave up a whopping 73 points, losing by 59.
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Team records:
Rice: 2-5 SU, 4-3 ATS
Central Florida: 4-2 SU, 4-1 ATS
The College Football season may be 2-3 weeks away but our man Shea has been deep in study and will provide his take and 2010 College Football Predictions on as many NCAA teams as he can before the 2010/11 season kicks off.
The College Football season may be 2-3 weeks away but our man Kyle Hunter has been deep in study and will provide his take and 2010 College Football Predictions on as many NCAA teams as he can before the 2010/11 season kicks off.
The College Football season may be 3-4 weeks away but our man Kyle Hunter has been deep in study and will provide his take and 2010 College Football Predictions on as many NCAA teams as he can before the 2010/11 season kicks off.
Neither of these teams come from a power conference; after all, Rice is part of Conference USA, while Western Michigan is a member of the Mid-American Conference. Neither team has stepped up in a very big way against upper-echelon competition, though it should be mentioned that Western Michigan beat Temple and Buffalo on the road and beat Illinois at Detroit, a neutral site, while Rice won its big regular season game in a 56-42 shootout over cross-town rival Houston.
This is the third straight trip to the Motor City Bowl for Central Michigan, which has been one of the MAC’s more consistent performers for years. It may or not be the last collegiate game for junior quarterback Dan LeFevour, who is a definite pro prospect. LeFevour, who can run (536 yards rushing) or pass, completed 66% of his passes this season with 19 touchdowns, and took care of the ball very well, with just five interceptions.