No. 16 Penn State @ Temple
9/12/2026, 4:00:00 PM · ESPN2 · 81° · Wind 5 mph · Cloudy · 27–9 F
Our pick Temple +24.5Covered by 6.5
Line movement
Home spread. Open +21.5 → now +24.5 · total 50.0
Books
| Book | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Bovada | +24.0 | 50.0 |
| DraftKings | +24.5 | 49.5 |
Temple ML · Model 5% · Book 7%
Ratings matchup
OC Model projected score
Temple
17
Our pick Temple +24.5OC Spread Temple +20.5OC Total 54.54.0 pts vs market
Penn StatePower ratingsTemple
SP+Penn State by 17.0
9.3
-7.7
FPIPenn State by 21.9
12.2
-9.6
Elo (pts)Penn State by 20.2
11.9
-8.2
COREPenn State by 13.5
7.5
-6.0
WEPAPenn State by 8.5
5.5
-3.0
SRSPenn State by 17.9
6.8
-11.1
Head-to-head
Last 5: SU 1-4 · ATS 0-0 from Temple's side
Game recap
| Metric | Penn State | Temple |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | 0.475 | 0.404 |
| Explosiveness | 1.210 | 1.120 |
| Havoc | 0.128 | 0.076 |
| PPA | 0.254 | 0.144 |
| Field position | 61.200 | 81.400 |
Passing
- Rocco Becht · Penn State21/27 · 268 yds · 10.1 aDOT
- Jaxon Smolik · Temple10/16 · 59 yds · 4.1 aDOT
- Ajani Sheppard · Temple3/6 · 48 yds · 12.7 aDOT