Army vs. Temple Odds, Line, Spread: Computer Model Reveals College Football Picks and Predictions for Week 5, 2024

The Army Black Knights appear to remain undefeated when they visit the Temple Owls for an American Athletic Conference game on Thursday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Army (3-0, 2-0) is seeking its eighth straight win dating back to last year and its third 4-0 start to a season in the last 28 years after beating Rice 37-14 last Saturday have. Temple (1-3, 0-1) is coming off its first win of 2024, a 45-29 triumph over Utah State. The Owls are 7-6 in the all-time series but have lost their last two meetings with the Black Knights, including a 31-28 overtime setback in 2017.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. The Black Knights are 12.5-point favorites in the current Army vs. Temple odds per SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 46.5. The Black Knights are -529 (risk $529 to win $100) moneyline favorites, while the Owls are +386 underdogs. Before making any Temple vs. Army picks or CFB predictions, you need to see what the SportsLine projection model has to say.

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The model knows Army has dominated the competition so far this season, especially early on. The Black Knights outscored their opponents 103-28 overall and 63-14 in the first half. They were exceptional in the red zone on both sides of the ball, ranking first in the nation both offensively (12 TDs, a field goal on 13 opportunities) and defensively (three goals allowed on eight chances). Senior quarterback Bryson Daily accounted for 207 of Army's 272 offensive yards in the first half last week and finished the game with 145 rushing yards and three touchdown runs while also scoring two scores.

The model also took into account that Temple allowed the first 14 points of the game last Saturday before beating Utah State and outscoring the Aggies 28-8 in the second half after capping the first half with a field goal. Junior quarterback Evan Simon, who transferred from Rutgers before the season, became the first Owl to record six touchdowns since Ryquell Armstead in 2018 against Houston, when he threw for five and rushed for another.

The model has simulated Army vs. Temple 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is trending in terms of the total, and it also says that one side of the range applies more than 50% of the time!

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