Week 11 NCAA Friday night football matchup Temple Owls versus Akron Zips

Temple RB Bernard Pierce has been rolling on offense with 1205 yds rushing and 14 TD's

The Temple Owls travel to InfoCision Stadium where the Akron Zips, host another MAC matchup. The Tempe Owls are 7-2, and the Akron Zips are 2-7 a complete flip-flop. The line on this game is set as Temple being -7 point favorites, and the over under total set at 45.5. You can bet all Friday night MAC games at Bodog.com.

The Owls are putting up 27 points a game, and their defense is allowing 21.7 points a game. Akron is putting up 18.4 points a game in their defense is giving up 25.8 points a game. Temple is running the ball much better with 168.9 yards on the ground, to Akron’s 105 yards. Neither team is doing much in the passing category, and Temple has limited its opponents to 106.7 yards of rushing per game. The mathematical prediction of this game is Temple 28 Akron 17. Bet the road favorite Temple Owls at -6 at Bodog.com

Since the beatings suffered 31-6 by Penn State, but Temple owls have won seven straight. Temple’s schedule, has been fairly soft, and their defense has shined, against these weak opponents. Akron is another one of these weak opponents, where the defense should shine again tonight. The man to watch tonight is Wwls RB Bernard Pierce, who has 14 touchdowns for the season.

Akron is coming off a six-game losing streak, after a victory against Kent State last week. Akron’s offense ranks 114th, and against the Owls defense, they need to step up tonight to try an upset temple sites at a bowl game. Akron tries for the upset can the home dogs cover the +6 spread?

Prediction Temple should score close to 30 points, and Akron might get over 14, Temple covers but the over under is too close to call.