USF at Temple 11/17/18 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The South Florida Bulls (7 - 3, 3 - 3 CONF) are on the road for a tough game against the hometown Temple Owls (6 - 4, 5 - 1 CONF). Temple will be hosting this game at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA.

Temple comes into this game a week removed from outlasting Houston in a slugfest, 59 - 49. South Florida takes the field on a three-game losing skid and Bulls fans are starting to get antsy. Temple will be the heavy favorites in this matchup though obviously anything can happen. South Florida will be looking to get off to a hot start in order to stay competitive against Temple. South Florida is scoring 32 PPG on offense this season while racking up nearly 475 yards from scrimmage on a weekly basis. South Florida follows the lead of their ground game with Jordan Cronkrite (982 yards, 7 TDs) getting the majority of the work between the hash marks. South Florida is surrendering 31 PPG to opposing teams on defense this year.

Temple is built in a similar way to South Florida's commitment to the ground. Temple is able to pound the ball on the ground with big Ryquell Armstead (978 yards, 12 TDs) and he is our player to highlight in this game. Temple is scoring 34 PPG on offense this season while surrendering 27 PPG to opposing teams on defense so far this year. Temple needs to get out to a hot start so that they can shut down South Florida's momentum early.