The Temple Owls (4-3) play a conference opponent when they visit the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-5) on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium in an AAC battle.

The Owls are favored, but by less than a touchdown (-5.5), versus the Golden Hurricane. The over/under for this game is 53.5 points.

Read on for our betting primer for this this game between the Owls and the Golden Hurricane, and discover all of our expert picks here, too!

Temple vs. Tulsa betting lines

• Spread favorite: Owls (-5.5)
• Moneyline: Owls (-204), Golden Hurricane (+169)
• Total: 53.5 points

Temple vs. Tulsa betting info and stats

Temple, through seven games with a spread so far this season, has gone 6-1-0 against the spread. Temple has always covered the spread when it served as favorites by at least 5.5 points (a 2-0 ATS record). Temple has won three of its three games played when favored on the moneyline this season. Tulsa has won three games against the spread so far this season (3-4-0). In the five games Tulsa has been the underdog by at least 5.5 points, it covered the spread two times. This is the sixth time this year Tulsa is the moneyline underdog and has gone 1-4 in such contests.

Temple vs. Tulsa recent stats and trends

Temple Owls

• Temple has covered the spread in its last three matchups while putting up a 2-1 record straight-up in those games.
• Temple and its opponents have hit the over twice in those games.
• The last three Temple games averaged 52.8 total points, 0.7 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

• Tulsa has covered the spread once in its past three contests while putting up a 2-1 record straight-up in those games.
• In one of those three games, the final combined score exceeded the set total.
• Tulsa’s last three outings have ended with an average of 53.8 points scored. That’s 0.3 more points than this contest’s over/under.

Temple vs. Tulsa key players

Temple Owls

• Evan Simon has recorded 1,344 yards (192.0 ypg) on 109-of-175 passing with 16 touchdowns compared to zero interceptions this season. In addition, he’s added 172 rushing yards (24.6 ypg) on 51 carries while scoring two touchdowns on the ground.
• Jevyon Ducker has 560 rushing yards on 99 carries with five touchdowns.
• Hunter Smith has piled up 225 yards on 35 attempts, scoring two times.
• Kajiya Hollawayne has hauled in 21 catches for 341 yards (48.7 yards per game) to lead the team so far this season. He’s found the end zone three times as a receiver.
• Jojo Bermudez has caught 25 passes for 332 yards (47.4 yards per game) and four touchdowns this year.
• Peter Clarke’s 20 catches have turned into 307 yards and four touchdowns.
• Cam’Ron Stewart leads the team with 4.0 sacks, and also has 7.0 TFL and 12 tackles.
• Curly Ordonez, Temple’s top tackler, has 30 tackles, 5.0 TFL, and one sack this year.
• Adrian Laing has a team-leading two interceptions to go along with two passes defended.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

• Baylor Hayes has recored 1,033 passing yards, or 206.6 per game, so far this season. He has completed 59.6% of his passes and has recorded six touchdowns with three interceptions. He’s also contributed on the ground with 12.8 rushing yards per game while scoring as a runner two times.
• Dominic Richardson has rushed for 597 yards on 129 carries so far this year while scoring two times on the ground.
• Ajay Allen has been given 34 carries and totaled 163 yards with one touchdown.
• Brody Foley leads his squad with 346 receiving yards on 18 receptions with four touchdowns.
• Zion Booker has 43 receptions (on 62 targets) for a total of 343 yards (49.0 yards per game) and two touchdowns this year.
• Micah Tease’s 27 targets have resulted in 11 grabs for 191 yards and one touchdown.
• J’Dan Burnett has racked up 6.5 sacks to lead the team, while also picking up 5.0 TFL and 13 tackles.
• Tulsa’s tackle leader, Ray Coney, has 43 tackles, 2.0 TFL, and one sack this year.
• Elijah Green leads the team with five interceptions, while also recording 22 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and five passes defended.