College Football Week 2 Odds: Central Michigan vs Temple Predictions

Thursday Night football will include an ESPNU telecast from the Mid American Conference as the Temple Owls host the defending MAC champion Central Michigan Chippewas with kick-off scheduled for 7:05pm EST. Online sportsbooks have opened with Temple as an 7-point favorite in college football week 2 odds at home with a total of 48.5. Temple is coming off a huge scare against Villanova in the Mayor’s Cup game for Philadelphia bragging rights as the Owls scored a 31-24 come from behind win in college football predictions. Brandon McManus kicked a 43 yard field goal with 3 seconds left to give Temple a 25-24 lead before they returned a fumble for a score at game’s end.

Central Michigan beat Hampton 33-0 last week in the debut for new head coach Dan Enos but they are still expected to struggle after ranking 23rd in the final AP poll for 2009 when they lost 9 starters and head coach Butch Jones to Cincinnati. Temple is a favorite in college football predictions to win the MAC and is coming off their first bowl season since 1979 under Al Golden. Central Michigan won the last meeting between these two teams in 2008 24-14 as an 8-point home college football betting favorite. Heading into college football week 2 odds, the home team has gone 2-0 against the spread in this head to head series.

Central Michigan as fared well as an underdog with just 7 losses against the board in their last 20 and 6 payouts in their last 8. They have been just as effective in MAC action with 6 payouts in their last 7 and just 7 point-spread failures in their last 20 conference games overall. Temple has covered 8 out of their last 11 as a favorite in college football predictions with 8 of those games going OVER the total. The Owls have lost just 7 out of their last 20 against the spread in MAC play with 6 payouts in their last 9 overall and 7 of those games going OVER the total.