Charlotte @ Temple

Sat, Oct 17, 2026

Charlotte 38, Temple 31Temple was favored by 18.5, and Charlotte covered.

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Temple’s points were 14.7 lower at home than away against expected over its last 25 games, 136th of 136 teams.fact · rankedthe split →This game: 0.8 over expected.
Temple was 1.9 points a game over the closing line this season, 52nd of 136.fact · rankedits form →−25.5 against the line this game.

Charlotte had lost 15 straight.streakthe runs →Ended here.
Charlotte was 10.1 points a game under the closing line this season, 132nd of 136, and 13.8 better away than at home over its last 25, 1st of 136.fact · rankedits form →+25.5 against the line this game.

Temple had lost 8 of its last 10.countits form →Now 9 of 11.
In a conference game, Temple’s points allowed were 13.4 under expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 20.7 over expected.
Charlotte had covered 8 of its last 10 on the road.countits form →Now 9 of 11.
Charlotte was 2–3 against the line as an underdog this season.countits form →Covered.
In a conference game, Charlotte’s points of margin were 31.0 under expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 22.4 over expected.
On the road, Charlotte’s third-down conversion rate were 15.0% under expected in 3 games. 3 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 23.5% over expected.

Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The ten biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
“This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 16, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
Touchdowns are passing and rushing. Turnovers are interceptions and fumbles lost. The passer rating is the NCAA’s over the team’s passers that game, and third downs and penalty yards are ESPN’s team box (sportsdataverse, CC BY 4.0). A night game kicked off at 6pm or later at the home team’s clock.
A game with no box score sits out.