UConn vs. Temple Prediction, Odds & Pick
Prediction, odds and the model's read
Our model's read
Scouting report
2026 projection · last season, roster and staff
Where UConn gets at Temple: 65th at staying out of the backfield, against a unit 131st at stuffing runs at the line. Where Temple gets at UConn: 57th on first and second down, against a unit 130th on early downs defensively. UConn is also 19th at hitting chunk plays, against a unit 76th.
How
CONNattacks
TEM
- 1
Expect clean run lanes
getting stopped at the line · projected
CONN#65 of 138TEM#131 of 138 - 2
Take shots
hitting chunk plays · projected
CONN#19 of 138TEM#76 of 138 - 3
Win first and second down
first and second down · projected
CONN#79 of 138TEM#125 of 138
HowTEMattacksCONN
- 1
Win first and second down
first and second down · projected
TEM#57 of 138CONN#130 of 138 - 2
Finish drives in the red zone
turning trips inside the 40 into points · projected
TEM#65 of 138CONN#136 of 138 - 3
Lean on the run
moving the ball on the ground · projected
TEM#77 of 138CONN#137 of 138
The two teams
UConn
UConn is in year 1 under Jason Candle, whose offenses have been balanced. The strengths are offensive, led by 19th at hitting chunk plays. The way in is 137th at shutting down the ground game, and they are 137th at holding the line of scrimmage.
On fourth down he goes for it about as often as his peers do from the same spots (+2.9%). Against what the expected-points model recommends he is −27.5% — the profession as a whole is negative on this.
UConn has played 1 game against an average slate, adjusted for here. That football carries about 0% of what is below; the rest is still the preseason projection.
Projected strengths
- Offensehitting chunk plays#19projected
Projected soft spots
- Defensemoving the ball on the ground#137projected
- Defensethe push the line gets#137projected
- Defensesurviving second and twelve#136projected
Temple
Temple is in year 2 under K.C. Keeler. The way in is 132nd at holding the line of scrimmage, and they are 130th at shutting down the ground game.
Temple has played 1 game against an average slate, adjusted for here. That football carries about 0% of what is below; the rest is still the preseason projection.
Projected soft spots
- Defensethe push the line gets#132projected
- Defensemoving the ball on the ground#130projected
- Defenseturning trips inside the 40 into points#128projected
Ranks are national. Nothing here is last season's number — carrying one forward is measurably worse than saying nothing — and in-season figures are adjusted for who was actually played. This describes the matchup; it is not a prediction and not a pick.
Head coaches only — there is no free feed for coordinators, so on a program where the head coach does not call the offense this describes the staff he hired. Play-calling identity is a style, not a grade: throwing more than the situations warrant is not better than throwing less than they warrant.
Model prediction
how the number is builtOur model simulates the game drive by drive from each side's opponent-adjusted efficiency (TEM Elo 1323, CONN Elo 1413 for reference), with home-field advantage. That projects TEM -3.8 (59% to win), essentially in line with the market.
Why that percentage is worth reading: across 604 graded in-season games, the calls this model put near 58% came in at 58.2%. The full calibration table is published, bin by bin. Early in the season the cold-start path runs instead and calibrates less well (Brier 0.2028 against 0.1889).
Model as of Sep 1 · through week 1 · drive simulation
Where the game is won
2026 national rank · right is better
offensethe defense it faces
Moving the ball
CONN28th88thTEMTEM92nd50thCONNThrough the air
CONN47th100thTEMTEM129th111thCONNOn the ground
CONN54th46thTEMTEM41st48thCONNStaying on the field
CONN78th122ndTEMTEM127th101stCONNTaking care of it
CONN75th46thTEMTEM48th127thCONN
Each bar runs from last in the country on the left to 1st on the right. The filled span is the gap between the offense and the defense it faces.
Season form — 2026
nationally rankedThe matchup, in context
series history + adjusted profilesTemple leads 10–6 · 31% have been one-possession games
| CONN | TEM | |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 (#105) | CORE overall | -3.5 (#82) |
| -2 / +7 | offense / defense | -3 / +0 |
| 1.27 | points / drive | 1.25 |
| 3.46 | allowed / drive | 3.38 |
| 36% | three-and-outs | 25% |
| -7 | pass over expected | -6 |
Bold is the side ahead. CORE strips the situation from every play and solves the schedule out across the league, so these compare two teams that never met.
Key matchups
The analyst read: each team's offense splits crossed against the opponent's defense, with the edges called out.
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FAQ
Who will win UConn vs. Temple?
Gridpex's model favors Temple with a 59% win probability.
What's the predicted spread for UConn vs. Temple?
The model projects Temple by 3.8.
What time is UConn vs. Temple and what channel is it on?
Time TBD, at Lincoln Financial Field.
Where this number comes from. Every projection on this page is produced by the same model, run before kickoff on opponent-adjusted efficiency, power ratings and situational data — walk-forward validated on eleven seasons and never adjusted after the fact. How the model works →