{"id":10674,"date":"2010-11-15T23:30:33","date_gmt":"2010-11-16T04:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=10674"},"modified":"2010-11-15T19:23:29","modified_gmt":"2010-11-16T00:23:29","slug":"ohio-bobcats-at-temple-owls-mac-football-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/ohio-bobcats-at-temple-owls-mac-football-predictions-10674\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Bobcats at Temple Owls MAC Football Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ohio Bobcats at Temple Owls
\nTuesday, 11\/16\/10, 8:00 PM EDT, TV:\u00a0 ESPN2
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Temple -7.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Temple -8
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 44.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 44.5
\nCurrent Moneyline:\u00a0 Temple -325 \/ Ohio +275<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Temple is an eight-point home favorite against the Ohio Bobcats in a MAC East Division clash at Lincoln Financial Field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ohio has won six consecutive games to boost its record to 7-3 overall and 5-1 in MAC play, but many players have had this game circled for months.\u00a0 One of those players is senior quarterback Boo Jackson, who is listed as a game-time decision due to a concussion he received during a brawl at an Athens bar on November 5.\u00a0 \u201cI feel great, I feel 100 percent,\u201d Jackson stated.\u00a0 \u201cBut I understand the concern.\u00a0 I\u2019ve passed all the concussion tests so far.\u201d\u00a0 He certainly gives the Bobcats their best chance to win in facing a team that hasn\u2019t allowed an offensive touchdown in three games.\u00a0 Ohio has won seven consecutive road games in MAC play, with the last won coming at tonight\u2019s venue, in 2008 by a score of 14-10.\u00a0 The team is 5-1 ATS against conference opponents this year and the college football lines page has them as more than a touchdown underdog.<\/p>\n

The Bobcats success this year can certainly be traced back to ranking second nationally with a 77.78 percent touchdown rate in the red-zone, along with having the 21st-best defense against the run, giving up just 115.9 yards per game.\u00a0 \u00a0 Ohio\u2019s defense has also upped its performance against the pass recently as well, tallying 15 sacks in the past three games, after registering just eight in their first seven games.\u00a0 A major factor in this game that may get overlooked by many is the punting game, with the Bobcats ranking 38th nationally in punt returns, while the Owls rank 110th in punting.\u00a0 With the possibility of playing without its starting quarterback, the offensive line may play a key role, being on pace to allow just 12 sacks this season.<\/p>\n

Temple has finally arrived at a game its been waiting for all year and seems poised to avenge last year\u2019s 35-17 loss to Ohio, a loss that cost the Owls the 2009 MAC East Division crown.\u00a0 The Owls have won 16 of their last 20 games overall and have won at least eight games in back-to-back seasons.\u00a0 The team is running on all cylinders since head coach Al Golden pulled struggling quarterback Chester Stewart and inserted redshirt sophomore Mike Gerardi.\u00a0 In three-plus games since replacing Stewart, Gerardi has completed 54-of-81 passes for 871 yards, with eight interceptions and four interceptions.\u00a0 Temple is 6-3 ATS on the season and 5-4 ATS in November the past two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Owls will play the Bobcats in a non-Saturday game for the fourth consecutive year, with this being the second straight year that the game has significance in the MAC East title race.\u00a0 Since joining the MAC in 2007, Temple owns the league\u2019s best home record in MAC games at 13-2.\u00a0 The team is 5-0 at Lincoln Financial Field this fall and one game away from its first perfect season at the venue.\u00a0 The Owls have 10 unbeaten home seasons in its history.<\/p>\n

Bettors will be interested in knowing that the Bobcats are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 road games, while the Owls are 8-1-1 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points.<\/p>\n

The college football handicappers at Maddux Sports are gearing up for another great week of picks on the gridiron.\u00a0 Don\u2019t miss out and get their plays today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ohio Bobcats at Temple Owls Tuesday, 11\/16\/10, 8:00 PM EDT, TV:\u00a0 ESPN2 Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Temple -7.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Temple -8 Opening Total:\u00a0 44.5 Current Total:\u00a0 44.5 Current Moneyline:\u00a0 Temple -325 \/ Ohio +275 Ohio has won six consecutive games to boost its record to 7-3 overall and 5-1 in MAC play, but many […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":7247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,1444],"tags":[3868,3867,3870,3866,3869,3688,1261],"class_list":["post-10674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","category-headlines","tag-al-golden","tag-boo-jackson","tag-lincoln-financial-field","tag-mac-west","tag-mike-gerardi","tag-ohio-bobcats","tag-temple-owls"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10674"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10677,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10674\/revisions\/10677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}