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Temple Owls vs. Duke Blue Devils

The Temple Owls and the Duke Blue Devils will be battling on the gridiron at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium on Friday in season-opening action.

Oddsmakers opened the Blue Devils as -6.5-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 54.

In their last action, Duke was a 47-10 loser at home against Hurricanes. They failed to cover the +20.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (57) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Temple lost its last outing, a 38-14 result against Midshipmen on November 27. Temple failed to cover in that game as a +13.5-point underdog, while the 52 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Temple:
Team record: 3-9 SU,2-10 ATS
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
Temple is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Temple is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Temple is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road

Duke:
Team record: 3-9 SU,4-8 ATS
Current Streak: lost 8 straight games.
Duke is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Duke is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Duke is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

Next up:
Temple home to Lafayette Saturday, September 10
Duke at Northwestern Saturday, September 10