The Army Black Knights will look to stay unbeaten on the season when they battle the Temple Owls in a key American Athletic Conference matchup on Thursday night. The Black Knights, who are 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the American, are coming off a 37-14 win over Rice on Saturday, while the Owls (1-3 and 0-1) earned a 45-29 win over Utah State in Week 4. Army is looking to start a season 4-0 for the first time since 2021 and only the third time in the past 28 years. Temple had trailed 14-0 before coming back to win last week, it was their largest comeback since trailing 21-7 in last year's season opener to Akron. The Owls came back to win 24-21.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Temple holds a 7-6 series edge, but this will be the first meeting since 2017. The Black Knights are 12.5-point favorites in the latest Army vs. Temple odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 46. Before making any Temple vs. Army picks, check out the college football predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.
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The model has set its sights on Army vs. Temple. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football betting lines for the spread, money line and over/under for the game:
- Army vs. Temple spread: Army -12.5
- Army vs. Temple over/under: 46 points
- Army vs. Temple money line: Army -518, Temple +380
- ARM: The Black Knights have won three of their last four away games (+8.60 units on ML)
- TEM: The Owls have hit the first quarter game total over in nine of their last 11 games (+7.00 units)
- Army vs. Temple picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why you should back Army
The Black Knights offense runs through senior quarterback Bryson Daily. He leads the team in both passing and rushing. He has connected on 10 of 19 passes (52.6%) for 186 yards and three touchdowns. Daily has also carried 58 times for 340 yards (5.9 average) and five TDs. In last week's win over Rice, he accounted for five scores as he threw for two touchdowns and carried 23 times for 145 yards and three touchdowns.
Junior running back Noah Short is also a rushing threat. In the 24-7 win over Florida Atlantic, Short carried 11 times for 160 yards (14.5 average). He had eight carries for 83 yards (10.4 average) and a score in the 42-7 win over Lehigh in Week 1. For the year, he has rushed 20 times for 266 yards (13.3 average) and one TD. See which team to pick here.
Why you should back Temple
Junior quarterback Evan Simon has powered the Owls offense the past two weeks. In the win over Utah State, he completed 17 of 27 passes (63%) for 271 yards and five touchdowns. A week earlier, in a 28-20 loss to Coastal Carolina, he completed 17 of 25 passes (68%) for 185 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. He has also carried the ball 22 times for 53 yards (2.4 average) and one touchdown.
Temple's leading receiver is senior Dante Wright, who is in his second season in the program after spending his first three years at Colorado State. Wright leads the team with 26 receptions for 352 yards (13.5 average) and three touchdowns, including a long of 91 yards. He has also carried four times for 14 yards (3.5 average). For his career, he has 185 receptions for 2,530 yards (13.7 average) and 14 touchdowns. See which team to pick here.
How to make Army vs. Temple picks
SportsLine's model is leaning Over on the total, projecting 48 combined points. It also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations. You can only get the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Army vs. Temple, and which side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Army vs. Temple spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up over $2,000 on its FBS college football picks since its inception, and find out.
