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Army vs Temple

Army visit Temple in Week 4. The model favors Army by 4.3. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
60%
40%

Model win probability from SP+ ratings + home-field edge.

The read
Model analysis · September 23 · refreshed weekly

SP+ installs Army at 0.2 (rank 68) against Temple at minus 6.5 (rank 95), a rating gap that projects Army by 4.3 points. The model gives Army a 60% win probability, the consensus line of Temple plus 3 implies 57%, and the ProphetX exchange prices Army at minus 144, or 59%. Model, books and exchange cluster within a field goal of each other, so the edge on Army is real but thin.

The unit ranks locate it. Army's offense (#69) and defense (#73) sit near Temple's offense (#68), but Temple's defense ranks #114, the widest disparity on the board and a reason the total sits at 48.3. Across a 10,000-run simulation Army projects to 6.8 wins against Temple's 5.6, with Playoff odds of 2.1% versus 0.5%.

Series history reinforces the lean: Army holds a 4-0 record and won the 2025 meeting 14-13. Results add nuance. Army handled Bryant 59-3 but fell to South Florida 24-28, while Temple beat Rhode Island 38-14 and lost 9-27 to Penn State and 48-49 at Toledo. That one-point Toledo loss shows Temple can survive a shootout, yet every price still tilts Army.

Model, books and exchange all price Army by roughly a field goal, and the ratings and series back it.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 2 books
Spread
ARMY -3
Total (O/U)
48.3
Favorite
ARMY
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)
Army
57%

Real consensus line across 2 sportsbooks. Spread and total are the current market number; the win probabilities are implied from the spread.

Matchup odds price history
The market to win this game · daily prices, colored by the favorite
Army59%-22 ptsvsTemple41%+22 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Army favoredTemple favoredSep 13Sep 15Sep 17Sep 19Sep 21Sep 23

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Army's win price; Temple's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Army is favored, below it Temple is, and each candle takes the favored team's color. Kalshi shows open-high-low-close candles (filled body closed up, hollow closed down). As of Sep 23.

Tale of the tape
Percentile vs FBS · 2025 stats, 2026 SP+
#68SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#95
#76FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#97
1589EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1219
-Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.-
ArmyTemplesolid = better, faded = trailing
What these metrics mean
SP+. SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.
FPI. FPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.
Elo. Elo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.
Title odds. De-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.
Off PPA. PPA (Predicted Points Added): the average point value each play adds. Higher is better for offense, lower for defense.
Success. Success rate: the share of plays that stay on schedule (roughly 50% of needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th). Higher is better.
Explosive. Explosiveness: the average value of a team's successful plays, i.e. how big its good plays are when they hit.
Yards/game. Total yards gained per game.
Success allowed. How often the defense allows an on-schedule play (enough yards for the down). Lower is better.
Havoc. Havoc rate: the share of plays where the defense makes a tackle for loss, forced fumble, interception, or pass breakup.
Yards allowed. Total yards allowed per game. Lower is better.
Efficiency profile
Percentile vs FBS · 2025
Recent series
Army lead 4-0
Army have won the last 4
20162025
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2025
14-13
Army
at Army
2024
42-14
Army
at Temple
2017
31-28
Army
at Army
2016
28-13
Army
at Temple
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When do Army and Temple play?

Week 4 of 2026, on Sep 25, 2026 at Temple.

Who is favored?

The model projects Army by 4.3 (60% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Army lead 4-0 over the meetings in our records.

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