Who's Playing
Temple Owls @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Current Records: Temple 1-0, Rutgers 1-0
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Where: SHI Stadium -- Piscataway, New Jersey
- TV: Big Ten Network
- Follow: CBS Sports App
What to Know
The Temple Owls will head out on the road to face off against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at SHI Stadium. The two teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Temple gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Saturday. They pulled ahead with a 24-21 photo finish.
Meanwhile, Rutgers was able to grind out a solid win over Northwestern on Sunday, taking the game 24-7. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Rutgers had established a 24 point advantage.
Temple will need to dig deep on Saturday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. They finished last season with a stellar 8-4 record against the spread, so they might be worth a quick bet.
Temple And Rutgers were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup last September, but Temple suffered an agonizing 16-14 loss. Can Temple avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Odds
Rutgers is a big 9-point favorite against Temple, according to the latest college football odds.
The over/under is set at 44 points.
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Series History
Rutgers has won both of the games they've played against Temple in the last 2 years.
- Sep 17, 2022 - Rutgers 16 vs. Temple 14
- Sep 04, 2021 - Rutgers 61 vs. Temple 14
