NCAA Football: Akron at Illinois
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The Temple Owls will take on the Akron Zips at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium. Both teams are coming off season-opening losses with Temple losing 61-14 to Rutgers, while Akron lost 60-10 against Auburn. The programs have met 21 times before with Temple holding a 14-7 edge but this will be the first head-to-head matchup since 2011.

Temple has covered just once in its last five games entering Saturday, while Akron has failed to cover in 16 of 19 since Tom Arth took over the program. The Owls are favored by 6.5 points in the latest Temple vs. Akron odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 52.5. Before entering any Akron vs. Temple picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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Now, the model has set its sights on Akron vs. Temple. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football odds for Temple vs. Akron:

  • Temple vs. Akron spread: Temple -6.5
  • Temple vs. Akron over-under: 52.5 points

What you need to know about Akron

Akron was dominated in a 60-10 final against Auburn last week. Akron was in a tough position by the half, with the score already sitting at 37-0. Its only offensive touchdown came from RB Jonzell Norrils.

Kato Nelson is a veteran quarterback but he's being pushed by D.J. Irons, who came into the game and went 13-for-13 for 129 yards and threw the touchdown pass to Norrils. Auburn ran for over 300 yards in the contest but Temple won't have nearly as large of a talent advantage up front, so the Akron defense should be better equipped to get some stops.

What you need to know about Temple

Meanwhile, Temple lost in a 61-14 blowout to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights last Saturday. Temple was down 40-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. QB D'Wan Mathis wasn't much of a difference maker for the Owls. Mathis threw one interception and fumbled the ball once with a passing completion percentage of only 33.3.

The Temple defense actually held Rutgers to just 365 yards of total offense but was put in some bad spots by four turnovers offensively. Expect Temple to stay committed to running the ball and trying to play a more complimentary brand of football for what should be a solid defense in the American Athletic Conference.

How to make Akron vs. Temple picks

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