Week 2 • September 06, 2025, 06:00 PM UTC
Howard @ Temple
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -29.6
7 FINAL 55
1-0
American
Power Rank: -10.6

Temple defeated Howard 55–7 in a dominant performance.

Howard @ Temple Preview

General Information

Week: Week 2
Kick Off (at stadium): 02:00 PM EDT
Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 67,594
Elevation: 43 ft
HFA Rating: 2.7
Playing Surface: Hybrid

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Temple +19.0
Prediction Markets Temple 97% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

21.9°F

Wind Chill: 14.2°F
Wind: 6.3 mph WSW
Gusts: 11.2 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 91%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Howard (Away)

This Week: 119.9 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 359.6 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:00
Rest Days: 7

Temple (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 438.4 miles
Season Total: 3045.3 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:00
Rest Days: 7

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Howard -29.6
Temple -10.6
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 120 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity 67,594
Elevation 43 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 21.9°F
Wind Speed 6.3 mph
Your Line Temple +19.0
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Howard vs Temple?

Howard: Key Factors

Temple: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Howard travels 120 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Temple won by 48 in a dominant performance.

Does weather affect this game at Lincoln Financial Field?

At 21.9°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Howard and Temple compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Temple (-10.6) over Howard (-29.6) by 19.0 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Temple brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.7). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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Weather

Temple won this game.