Title: Army Black Knights

Douglas Farmer writes: “Obviously the Knights run a lot, 33.7% more than the average team. The Owls struggle against the rush, ranking 130th in Expected Points Added (EPA) per rush at .199. To put it more simply.”: When a team plays Temple, they add an average of one-fifth of a point to their projected final score. Army averages 57 rush attempts per game, against a defense that gives up 5.73 yards per game. The Knights should take an early lead and then keep running the ball through the Owls if they could, but Temple’s defense will be for Such a defeat would be too big of a turning point.

Pickswise: Army Black Knights

Michael Petty writes: “Army may not have played any impressive teams so far, but Temple isn’t that impressive either and they’re 3-0 head-to-head and against the spread. The Black Knights’ average margin of victory in these games is 25 points, which is much higher than the spread in this game. They are also 7-3 up front and 6-4 against the spread in their last 10 games. For my best bet I’ll take the Black Knights winning by at least 2 touchdowns.

Winners and whiners: Army Black Knights

The staff writes: “It’s a clash of styles when it comes to college football on our televisions Thursday night. “Army is averaging 356 rushing yards per game to start the season, they are well-coached, get multiple looks, and QB Bryson Daily has been a handful for the defense.” Since he has 340 rushing yards in three games so far, a 17- Points win in the road conference against Florida Atlantic. Speaking of the line of scrimmage, Temple only had 35 rushing yards against Navy. They have to rely on the pass, and Army’s strong pass defense can’t rely on 90-yard passes and 64-yard field goals every week and won’t find any here. Use the army for cover.”