Houston at Temple - 2021 Matchup Preview

Saturday, November 13th 2021 (12:00 PM EST)
Houston -26 (52.5)
Houston 37 - Temple: 8 (American Athletic)

Cougars (12 - 2) (8 - 6 - 0)
Coach Dana Holgorsen (9 - 14)
Avg Score : 29 - 23 (31 - 20 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

HOU 2nd straight Road Game
TEM is playing their 4th straight game
HOU is playing their 4th straight game
Our Line: -12.5 (SP+ HOU -30)
Projected Score: HOU: 30 - TEM: 23 (53)
HOU Win prob: 95% | Cover: 58%
HOU Travel: 1339 miles, 1 hrs behind

Owls (3 - 9) (2 - 10 - 0)
Coach Rod Carey (10 - 13)
Avg Score : 28 - 30 (24 - 31 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
HOU Players
TEM Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Houston's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/4	Houston vs Texas Tech	-2.5	63.0	L 21 - 38	U	N
Sat 9/11	Houston at Rice	-7.5	50.0	W 44 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/18	Houston vs Grambling	-41.0	51.5	W 45 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/25	Houston vs Navy	-20.0	47.0	W 28 - 20	O	N
Fri 10/1	Houston at Tulsa	+3.0	54.0	W 45 - 10	O	Y
Thu 10/7	Houston at Tulane	-6.5	60.0	W 40 - 22	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/23	Houston vs East Carolina	-13.5	56.0	W 31 - 24	U	N
Sat 10/30	Houston vs SMU	+1.0	61.5	W 44 - 37	O	Y
Sat 11/6	Houston at South Florida	-13.5	53.0	W 54 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/13	Houston at Temple	-26.0	52.5	W 37 - 8	U	Y
Fri 11/19	Houston vs Memphis	-9.0	59.5	W 31 - 13	U	Y
Sat 11/27	Houston at UConn	-32.0	54.5	W 45 - 17	O	N
Sat 12/4	Houston at Cincinnati	+10.5	52.5	L 20 - 35	O	N
Tue 12/28	Houston vs Auburn	+2.0	51.5	W 17 - 13	U	Y

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

Predictions for Houston's Schedule

Temple's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/4	Temple at Rutgers	+14.0	52.0	L 14 - 61	O	N
Sat 9/11	Temple at Akron	-6.5	51.5	W 45 - 24	O	Y
Sat 9/18	Temple vs Boston College	+15.0	55.5	L 3 - 28	U	N
Sat 9/25	Temple vs Wagner	-36.5	54.5	W 41 - 7	U	N
Sat 10/2	Temple vs Memphis	+11.0	58.5	W 34 - 31	O	Y
Fri 10/8	Temple at Cincinnati	+30.0	52.5	L 3 - 52	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/23	Temple at South Florida	+1.5	54.5	L 14 - 34	U	N
Sat 10/30	Temple vs UCF	+12.0	52.0	L 7 - 49	O	N
Sat 11/6	Temple at East Carolina	+15.5	52.0	L 3 - 45	U	N
Sat 11/13	Temple vs Houston	+26.0	52.5	L 8 - 37	U	N
Sat 11/20	Temple at Tulsa	+22.0	50.5	L 10 - 44	O	N
Sat 11/27	Temple vs Navy	+13.5	42.0	L 14 - 38	O	N

Important Stats (2020)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
HOU	.16	42%	29.1	42%	2.97	143	43%	266	3.5	.21	41%	22.8	39%	42%	3.62	66.4	2	0.8
TEM	.1	38%	27.8	34%	2.65	140	41%	208	3.77	.29	47%	29.7	50%	43%	4	44.4	2	1.7

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
HOU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
TEM		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2020

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
HOU Offense	8	29.1	31	42.4%	3.5	2	23	408	143	266	3.9	47%	53%	42%	43%	17%	.16
TEM Defense	7	29.7	30.7	47.2%	4	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	59%	41%	50%	43%	17%	.29

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
HOU Defense	8	22.8	19.5	40.7%	3.62	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	52%	48%	39%	42%	18%	.21
TEM Offense	7	27.8	23.8	37.7%	3.77	2	21	348	140	208	3.5	49%	51%	34%	41%	17%	.1

Additional Stats 2020

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Houston	8	31:13	22.6	40%	74%	7.5	66.4	2	0.8	7.4	3	2	28.7
Temple	7	32:10	20.9	38%	57%	5.1	44.4	2	1.7	5.7	1.9	0	29.8

Run Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
HOU Offense	8	47%	42%	36.5	142.5	3.9	12	.09	2.97	71%	10%	0.93
TEM Defense	7	59%	50%	-	-	-	-	.17	3.36	91%	12%	0.82

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
HOU Defense	8	52%	39%	-	-	-	-	.13	2.56	66%	12%	1.2
TEM Offense	7	49%	34%	40.4	139.7	3.5	5	-.04	2.65	67%	10%	0.84

Pass Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
HOU Offense	8	53%	43%	21.9	37.1	265.8	7.2	12.2	15	10	.22	1.6	34%	36%	.4	6%	1.9
TEM Defense	7	41%	43%	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	.46	2.1	30%	34%	.51	4%	2.4

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
HOU Defense	8	48%	42%	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	.3	1.7	34%	30%	.24	6%	2
TEM Offense	7	51%	41%	20.9	34.3	208	6.1	10	11	11	.23	1.6	34%	31%	.23	7%	1.7

Houston's Power Ratings
Houston's Power Rating: NR
Houston's Offense Rating: NR
Houston's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #66
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Houston's 2021 Expected Record: -
Houston's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.9 #31
Houston's Offense SP+ Rating: 31.5 #51
Houston's Defense SP+ Rating: 20.0 #18

Average Talent
Average Big 12 Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Houston: Temple: -7.05

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Houston: 10.9 Temple: -19.1

Temple's Power Ratings
Temple's Power Rating: -7.05 NR
Temple's Offense Rating: NR
Temple's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #78
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Temple's 2021 Expected Record: -
Temple's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -19.1 #122
Temple's Offense SP+ Rating: 17.5 #124
Temple's Defense SP+ Rating: 34.1 #112

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Houston Scoring
Offense: 29.1 PPG
Offense on Road: 31
Defense: 22.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 19.5

Houston's 2021 Record
Record: 12 - 2
Record vs Spread: 8 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 8 - 6
Record on Road: 7 - 1
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 5 - 5 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0

Projected Score
Houston 30
Temple 23

Projected Total Points: 53

Temple Scoring
Offense: 27.8 PPG
Offense at Home: 23.8
Defense: 29.7 PPG
Defense at Home: 30.7

Temple's 2021 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 2 - 10 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 5
Record at home: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread at home: 1 - 5 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 9 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 1 - 4 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2022	11/12	Houston	43	Temple	36	Houston -20	Temple	56.0	Over
2021	11/13	Temple	8	Houston	37	Houston -26	Houston	52.5	Under
2018	11/10	Houston	49	Temple	59	Houston -3.5	Temple	69.5	Over
2017	09/30	Temple	13	Houston	20	Houston -11	Temple	44.5	Under
2015	12/05	Houston	24	Temple	13	Houston -7	Houston	52.5	Under
2014	10/17	Houston	31	Temple	10	Houston -9	Houston	0
2013	09/07	Temple	13	Houston	22	Houston -2.5	Houston	0

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Temple	1	3	2 Overs
Houston	6	4	3 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	3 - 4	3 - 4	2 - 2	1 - 2
Road Teams	4 - 3	4 - 3	2 - 1	2 - 2

(#) HOU at (#) TEM

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	HOU	TEM
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#31	#122
Perf GradeGrade	#5	#126
OffenseOff	#28	#128
DefenseDef	#6	#109
Spec TeamsST	#30	#102
TalentTal	#66	#78
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Houston Injury Report

Temple Injury Report

Houston on Offense


CategoryCat	HOU Off	TEM Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#28	#109
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#51	#112
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Houston Run Game


CategoryCat	HOU Off	TEM Def
Run GameRun	#90	#65
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#62	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#120

Houston Pass Game


CategoryCat	HOU Off	TEM Def
Pass GamePass	#5	#131
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#33	#83
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Temple on Offense


CategoryCat	TEM Off	HOU Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#128	#6
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#124	#18
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Temple Run Game


CategoryCat	TEM Off	HOU Def
Run GameRun	#129	#11
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#89	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#61

Temple Pass Game


CategoryCat	TEM Off	HOU Def
Pass GamePass	#132	#24
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#72	#2
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
TEM 5 Year Profile: Declining Average G5
'21 Profile: Up to Poor G5

HOU 5 Year Profile: Improving Below Avg P4
'21 Profile: Up to Average P4

Weather Forecast
Playing in Lincoln Financial Field
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 11
Houston 26.0 (52.5)
Houston won at Temple this year (37-8)

No Matchups Past 4 Years

HOU's OC Shannon Dawson (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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HOU's DC Doug Belk (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

TEM's OC Mike Uremovich (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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TEM's DC Jeff Knowles (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD