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

The Army Black Knights look to remain undefeated when they visit the Temple Owls on Thursday for an American Athletic Conference game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Army (3-0, 2-0) is seeking its eighth consecutive victory dating back to last year and third 4-0 start to a season in the past 28 years after rolling past Rice 37-14 last Saturday. Temple (1-3, 0-1) is coming off its first win of 2024, a 45-29 victory 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 PM ET. The Black Knights are favorites by 12.5 points in the latest Army vs. Temple odds from the 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 you play a Temple vs. Army pick or CFB prediction, see what the SportsLine projection model has to say.

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The model knows that Army has dominated the competition so far this season, especially early on. The Black Knights have 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 and ranked first in the country both offensively (12 touchdowns, one field goal on 13 opportunities) and defensively (three scores allowed on eight opportunities). Senior quarterback Bryson Daily was responsible 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 throwing for a pair of scores.

The model also took into account that Temple allowed the first 14 points of the game last Saturday before rallying to beat Utah State, outscoring the Aggies 28-8 in the second half after leading the first half ended with a field goal. Junior quarterback Evan Simon, who transferred from Rutgers prior to 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 Army vs. Temple simulated 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is biased towards the total, and it also says that one side of the spread hits more than 50% of the time!

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