Result
Final: Penn State 27, Temple 9
Closest: Elo (Penn State by 20.7, missed by 2.7). 2 of 2 models named the winner.
Both models favor Penn State. The line, shown for comparison only, has Penn State by 24.0.
No call was made for this game: Our model had no number for it before kickoff.
SP+ has Penn State by 22.2 and Elo has Penn State by 20.7. SP+ and Elo are 1.5 points apart.
This page was first built after kickoff, so these are the week's projections as recorded then, from the same weekly ratings the season record scores.
Every model
| Model | Says | Missed by |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ Penn State +19.8 vs Temple -4.9 | Penn State by 22.2 ✓ | 4.2 |
| Elo Closest Penn State 1891 vs Temple 1312 | Penn State by 20.7 ✓ | 2.7 |
| Our model · experimental no snapshot for this game | n/a | – |
| Line (benchmark) pregame line | Penn State by 24 | 6.0 |
Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. ✓ when a model named the winner, ✗ when it did not; Closest marks the one nearest the final margin (an exact tie goes to the first listed). How these work ›
Key injuries
No injury list was recorded for this game: its page was first built after kickoff.