The University of Massachusetts Minutemen (1-2, 0-2 Away) are on the road to face the Temple University Owls (1-2, 1-1 Home) at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday. The Owls are 9.5-point favorites, and the total is 43. Massachusetts is coming off an impressive 20-3 win over Stony Brook at Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium last Saturday. Gino Campiotti was 10 of 15 for 90 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Ellis Merriweather ran 20 times for 76 yards. George Johnson III caught six passes for 48 yards. Temple lost 16-14 to Rutgers at Lincoln Financial Field last Saturday. E.J. Warner threw for 215 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. Edward Saydee carried 16 times for 27 yards. Adonicas Sanders hauled in eight receptions for 90 yards.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The teams are meeting in the regular season for the first time since September 2017, a 29-21 win for the Owls.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Minutemen are averaging 13.3 points per game so far this season, 125th in FBS, and they are facing an Owls defense that has surrendered 20.0 PPG (47th). Meanwhile, Temple has scored 14.7 points a game this season, 122nd in the country, and Massachusetts is allowing 33.3 PPG (104th). The Minutemen rank as the country’s worst team in passing yards per game (56.7, 131st), while they are 55th in rushing yards (188.0). They will be facing a particularly tough test through the air, as the Owls are 14th in the country in passing yards allowed per game (156.7). Against the run, Temple is 46th (113.7).Temple has been one of the nation’s least productive rushing teams, averaging 86.7 yards per game (120th), while ranking 108th in passing yards (181.3). The Minutemen are allowing 185.3 passing yards (35th) and 185.7 rushing yards per game (107th).
TOP PERFORMERS
Through three games, Campiotti has thrown for one touchdown (3 INT) and 43.0 yards per game to lead Massachusetts in passing. In two away games this season, he has zero TDs (2 INT) and an average of 19.5 yards passing. Campiotti also leads the team in rushing with an average of 65.0 yards per game. He has one touchdown on the ground. Cam Sullivan-Brown is the Minutemen’s leading receiver with 21.0 yards a game and one TD. Warner has three passing touchdowns (1 INT) with 194.0 yards per game through two games to lead Temple. In two home games this season, he has thrown for three TDs (1 INT) and an average of 194.0 yards. Saydee has been the home team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 32.7 yards a game through three games. He has one touchdown. Jose Barbon has been a key target in the Owls’ aerial attack, averaging 57.3 yards per game through three appearances.
SportsTips’ College Football Pick:
Temple (-375)
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