Temple at Maryland 9/15/18 - NCAA Football Picks & Predictions

The Temple Owls (0 - 2) are on the road this week in order to take on the hometown Maryland Terrapins (2 - 0). Maryland will be hosting this game at the Maryland Stadium in College Park, MD. Maryland comes into this game as the heavy favorites and we expect the Terrapin home crowd to be loud in this game. Temple comes into this matchup on the heels of a close loss to Buffalo while Maryland is undefeated to start their season.

The Maryland Terrapins come into this game averaging a sparkling 40 PPG on offense while racking up 490 total yards per game. The majority of Maryland's damage happens on the ground with Maryland looking to Ty Johnson (23 carries, 154 yards, 1 TD) to do some work between the tackles. Maryland is currently surrendering 22 PPG to opposing squads on defense, though we expect Maryland to showcase their grit better in this matchup. Temple will be taking the field knowing that they have little to no margin for error. Temple is scoring just 23 PPG on offense this season while being limited to 303 yards per game. Temple has shown time and again that they can't really move the ball on the ground which will put the passing game in focus. QB Frank Nutile (401 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT) will be our player to highlight in this matchup. If Nutile can keep the turnovers down and the Temple offense on the field, the Owls have a chance to stay competitive.