The Temple Owls and Navy Midshipmen meet in an American Conference game, and with both teams are 2-6, the losing team will no longer be able to attain bowl eligibility. This is an important game, as both teams are looking to stay in the picture. Temple has picked up the pace on defense, allowing 21 or fewer points in three of the past five games, including a 17-13 win at USF as a 5.5-point underdog.
Navy looks to rebound from a 35-13 loss against Notre Dame last Saturday. The Middies have covered three of the past four games, while the under is 3-3 across the past six outings. Defense has gone south for Navy, allowing 35+ in the past three games and 26+ in the past four outings, while allowing 24+ points in six of the past seven outings. The key to this game, though, is Temple's struggles against the run, allowing 172.9 yards per game on the ground, ranking 107th in the nation. Let's take Navy to cover.
Temple vs Navy prediction: Navy Midshipmen -7.5 (-113) at time of publishing. Playable to -120.
