The UMass Minutemen (0-0) host the Temple Owls (0-0) at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium on Saturday, August 30, 2025.

The Minutemen are underdogs, but by less than a field goal (+2.5), against the Owls (with an over/under of 48.5 points).

Keep reading for our betting primer for this this matchup between the Owls and the Minutemen, and uncover all of our expert picks here, too!

Temple vs. UMass betting lines

• Spread favorite: Owls (-2.5)
• Moneyline: Owls (-123), Minutemen (+103)
• Total: 48.5 points

Temple vs. UMass betting info and stats

• Temple’s record against the spread last year was 6-6-0.
• Temple did not lose ATS (2-0) as a 2.5-point or greater favorite last season.
• Last year, six of Temple’s 12 games went over the point total.
• Against the spread, UMass was 7-5-0 last season.
• Against the spread, as underdogs of 2.5 points or greater, UMass went 6-3 last year.
• In 12 UMass games last year, seven of them hit the over.

Temple vs. UMass key players

Temple Owls

• Evan Simon put up a passing stat line last season of 2,032 yards with a 58.8% completion rate (181-for-308), 15 touchdowns, nine interceptions, and an average of 184.7 yards per game.
• Last year, Terrez Worthy ran for 425 yards on 79 carries (35.4 yards per game) and scored four times.
• Antwain Littleton put up 305 rushing yards on 93 carries and one touchdown last season.
• Dante Wright reeled in 61 catches for 792 yards (99.0 per game) while being targeted 87 times. He also scored six touchdowns.
• Ashton Allen tacked on 324 yards on 24 grabs with two touchdowns. He was targeted 46 times, and averaged 27.0 receiving yards per game.
• Landon Morris’ stat line last season: 251 receiving yards, 16 catches, one touchdown, on 26 targets.
• Last season Diwun Black amassed 4.0 sacks, 3.0 TFL and 17 tackles.
• Last season Tyquan King tallied 81 tackles, 3.0 TFL, and three sacks.
• Jamel Johnson collected two interceptions while adding 34 tackles, 2.0 TFL, and two passes defended last year.

UMass Minutemen

• Taisun Phommachanh averaged 176.7 passing yards per contest and tossed eight touchdowns last season. In addition, he tacked on 35.2 yards on the ground per game with three rushing touchdowns.
• Jalen John accumulated 583 rushing yards and five touchdowns on the ground in addition to 119 receiving yards through the air during last year’s campaign.
• CJ Hester ran for four touchdowns on 529 yards a year ago.
• Jakobie Keeney-James averaged 72.5 receiving yards and racked up six receiving touchdowns over the course of the 2024 season.
• T.Y. Harding collected five touchdowns and had 303 receiving yards (25.3 ypg) in 2024.
• Jacquon Gibson worked his way to one receiving touchdown and 270 receiving yards (22.5 ypg) last season.
• Last year Louce Julien put pressure on opposing quarterbacks with 4.0 sacks, and added 3.0 TFL and 39 tackles.
• Jalen Stewart was a force on the field last season with 63 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and 2.5 sacks.
• A year ago Te’Rai Powell recorded 43 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and two passes defended as well as two interceptions.