Temple vs. North Texas, Picks and Prediction for Friday, November 28, 2025
Use Code SSWC We have an intriguing American Conference game for Week 14 of the college football season as the Temple Owls will be heading to DATCU Stadium in Denton, Texas, on Friday afternoon to face off against the North Texas Mean Green in our Owls vs Mean Green prediction. The game is airing on ESPN and these teams are at different levels this season. The Owls (5-6, 3-4 American) are on a three-game losing streak as they are coming off a 37-13 home loss against the Tulane Green Wave on Saturday. The Mean Green (10-1, 6-1) are on a five-game winning streak as they are coming off Saturday’s 56-24 road victory over the Rice Owls. Before kickoff: NCAAF predictions for Temple Owls at North Texas Mean Green in one clean snapshot.
Owls Looking to Become Bowl Eligible
The Temple Owls have been holding their own this season and they are coming off a 37-13 home loss against the Tulane Green Wave last time out. The Owls struggled offensively as the team scored 13 points on 204 total yards of offense (184 passing, 20 rushing). Quarterback Evan Simon threw the football well as he completed 21-of-32 passes for 168 yards with a pair of passing touchdowns. The offense went 5-for-15 on third downs and 1-for-2 on fourth downs throughout the game to move the ball. The Owls struggled to maintain possession as they held the football for 25:39 during the game.
The defense struggled to get going as the Owls allowed the Green Wave to score 37 points on 406 total yards (231 passing, 175 rushing). The defense controlled things when it got to the later downs as they limited Tulane to 3-for-12 on third downs and 1-for-1 on fourth downs throughout the game. They struggled to limit the running game as the Green Wave was able to run the football for 4.5 yards per carry throughout the game.
Simon is completing 62.6% of his passes for 2,015 yards with 24 touchdown passes and one pick this season. RB Jay Ducker leads the running attack with 145 carries for 746 yards (5.1 ypc) and eight total TDs. Temple has been doing well offensively as they are tied for 65th in the NCAA with 28.1 points per game. Their defense is allowing 27.6 points per game, which places them tied for 89th place throughout college football. They also allow 375.1 yards per game to rank 82nd and they are doing an amazing job at limiting the passing attack as they are 39th in college football with a 59.4 opposing completion percentage entering Week 14.
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Injury Report for Temple
- Wide receiver Ian Stewart: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Safety Willy Love: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Linebacker Aiden Britton: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Offensive lineman Grayson Mains: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Safety Avery Powell: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Safety Dontae Pollard: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Safety Zavien Bryant: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Defensive tackle Sekou Kromah: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Running back Johnny Martin: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Wide receiver Kaegan Chambers: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Wide receiver Preston Everhart: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Wide receiver Jojo Huntley: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Wide receiver Kian Johnson: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Running back Jordan Miller: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Safety Ihsim Smith-Marsette: Undisclosed (OUT)
Mean Green Looking to Keep Their Coach Around
The North Texas Mean Green are looking to continue their winning streak after last week’s 56-24 road win over the Rice Owls. Their offense did an excellent job as they recorded 56 points on 640 total yards of offense (469 passing, 171 rushing) while recording 25 total first downs. Quarterback Drew Mestemaker finished the game by completing 19-of-23 passes for 469 yards with three passing touchdowns, while also throwing two interceptions and ran the ball twice for one yard (0.5 yards per carry) with a rushing touchdown as well. The team did not turn the football over throughout the game. They moved the ball at a significant level throughout the game as well as they averaged 20.4 yards per pass attempt and 5.3 yards per rushing attempt.
The defense allowed 24 points on 397 total yards (101 passing, 296 rushing) and the team was 6-for-14 on third downs and 1-for-2 against them. The defense failed to record any takeaways and the Owls were able to record 4.8 yards per pass as well as 5.6 yards per rushing attempt. With the defense struggling early as they allowed 14 points in the first quarter, North Texas needs to figure out how to get going early on.
Drew Mestemaker is expected to be the starting quarterback as he is completing 70.1% of his passes for 3,469 yards with 26 TDs and four picks this season. WR Wyatt Young is leading the receiving corps as he has 56 carries for 1,076 yards (19.2 ypc) and 10 touchdowns. North Texas has been able to score at an elite level as they are best in the NCAA with 46.3 points per game. Their defense is allowing 24.1 points per game, which places them 63rd in college football. They also allow 375.8 yards per game to rank 80th and they are giving up 4.8 yards per play (116th) up to this point.
Injury Report for North Texas
- Running back Jayden Becks: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Tight end Connor Vaughn: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Offensive lineman Jaymon Lamb: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Defensive lineman Zhaiylen Scott: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Defensive lineman Will Smith: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Defensive lineman Briceon Hayes: Undisclosed (Questionable)
- Defensive lineman Fatafehi Vailea II: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Offensive lineman Dylan Shaw: Undisclosed (OUT)
- Linebacker Shane Whitter: Undisclosed (OUT)
Temple Owls at North Texas Mean Green Pick
Spread Pick for Temple vs. North Texas
- North Texas Mean Green -20.5 (4 units)
The Temple Owls have been struggling offensively as of late, while the North Texas Mean Green continue to excel on that side of the field. North Texas is averaging 49.8 points in their previous five games, while Temple is scoring just 13.3 points in their last three games. The Owls have been dealing with a lot of injuries to their wide receiver core, which is going to make things even more difficult to move the football. This game has a lot of meaning for the North Texas Mean Green and not so much for the football program of the Temple Owls, so go with the North Texas Mean Green to cover this large number at home.
Over/Under Pick for Temple vs. North Texas
- OVER 65.5 (5 units)
These quarterbacks have been doing extremely well as Simon and Mestemaker have combined to throw for 50 passing touchdowns to five interceptions this season. Throughout the season, these teams have been consistently making big plays as Temple ranks 69th in the country with 5.8 yards per play while North Texas is third in the nation with 6.9 yards per play. Having two quarterbacks who will not put the ball in harm’s way should be enough, even with a large total as this game has. Both teams have seen the over hit in seven of their 10 games this season, so go with OVER 65.5 POINTS to hit here.
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