Navy Midshipmen vs. Temple Owls Picks and Prediction for Saturday, October 11, 2025
Use Code SSWC We have an exciting American Conference game in Week 7 of the college football season as the Navy Midshipmen will be heading to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon to face off against the Temple Owls in our Midshipmen vs Owls prediction. The game will be airing on ESPN2, so this game is going to be able to be seen by the entire country. The Midshipmen (5-0, 3-0 American) are undefeated so far and coming off a 34-31 home win over the Air Force Falcons on Saturday. The Owls (3-2, 1-0) are coming off Saturday’s 27-21 home win over the UTSA Roadrunners. Find the edge fast with NCAAF picks for the Navy Midshipmen vs. the Temple Owls.
Midshipmen Looking to Remain Undefeated
The Navy Midshipmen have gotten off to an unbelievable start of the season as they are now 5-0 (3-0 American) heading into this game and should be in the College Football Playoff conversation for the lone Group of Five representative. The Mids' offense has been remarkable as they are averaging 37.4 points per game, ranking sixth in the nation. Quarterback Blake Horvath has been doing well this season in a run-heavy offense as he has completed 46-of-64 (71.9%) of his passes for 839 yards with six passing touchdowns to three interceptions while also adding 79 rushes for 485 yards (6.1 yards per attempt) with six rushing touchdowns.
Wide receiver Eli Heidenreich has been able to keep the defense guessing as well with his 77 rushes for 382 yards (5.0 yards per carry) with three rushing touchdowns and being a threat in the passing game with 20 catches for 413 yards (20.6 yards per reception) with four touchdown grabs as well as 30 rushes for 323 yards (7.7 yards per carry) and three rushing touchdowns.
The defense for Navy has been holding its own as they are 73rd in college football as they are giving up 19.6 points per game. The Midshipmen have been applying pressure on this side of the field as they have 13 sacks, 12 pass deflections, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries.
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Injury Report for Navy
- Linebacker Ian Pourciau: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Defensive end Aiden Lyczek: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Running back Vic Listorti: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Wide receiver Casey Smith: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Defensive end Benjamin Franklin: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Running back Tyler Bradley: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Safety Aaron Rose: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Linebacker Dylan Spelios: Undisclosed (OUT)
Owls Looking for an Upset
The Temple Owls need to figure out how to stack up conference wins before the season gets difficult. They won at home against the UTSA Roadrunners 27-21 last time out. They are 60th in FBS with 30.2 points per game scored. Quarterback Evan Simon is completing 69-of-117 (59.0%) of his passes for 805 yards with 12 passing touchdowns without any interceptions as well as 41 carries for 137 yards (3.3 yards per attempt) with zero rushing touchdowns.
The defense for the Owls has been playing at a poor level as they are giving up 25.0 points per game, which is 84th in college football. They rank 36th against the pass (184ypg), but more importantly in this contest, 96th against the run (158ypg). Their defense has been able to get the opposing offense feeling pressure as they have 11 sacks, 22 pass deflections, five interceptions, two forced fumbles, and a pair of fumble recoveries.
Injury Report for Temple
- Running back Johnny Martin: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Safety Ihsim Smith-Marsette: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Offensive guard Davray Venu: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Linebacker Katin Surprenant: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Defensive lineman Khalil Poteat: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Safety Javier Morton: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Safety Louis Frye: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Linebacker Aiden Britton: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Defensive lineman Semi Odedele: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Defensive lineman Jordan Thomas: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Running back Jonquez Smith: Foot (Questionable)
- Running back Darius Morant: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Cornerback Jett White: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Wide receiver Ian Stewart: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Linebacker Jalen Stewart: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Defensive tackle Aaron Beckwith: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Wide receiver Kian Johnson: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Running back Jordan Miller: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Wide receiver Kaegan Chambers: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Wide receiver Preston Everhart: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Wide receiver Jojo Huntley: Undisclosed (OUT)
Navy Midshipmen vs. Temple Owls Pick
Spread Pick for Navy Midshipmen vs. Temple
- Navy Midshipmen -9.5 (5 units)
There is a reason why the Navy Midshipmen enter this game 5-0 ATS and that is because they do everything a winning program needs to do well. They run the ball at an incredible rate, do not turn the football over, and play suffocating defense. If they get a lead, they can control the clock and make sure the opponent cannot have long drives of their own to get back into the game. The Midshipmen also have one of the best offensive lines in college football, with just a single sack thus far. All in all, go with the Navy Midshipment to dominate time of possession and cover the spread.
Over/Under Pick for Navy Midshipmen vs. Temple
- Over 52.5 (5 units)
These teams have shown an incredible ability to move the football and not turn the football over. Navy is fourth in college football with 7.7 yards per play this season while Temple is 88th with 5.5 yards per play thus far. They are also keeping drives alive as the Midshipmen are 34-for-58 (58.62%) while the Owls are 32-for-74 (43.24%) on their third down tries. With two outstanding offenses, go with over 52.5 total points to be scored here.
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