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Temple vs Toledo

Temple visit Toledo in Week 3. The model favors Toledo by 3.5. Win probability, the tale of the tape, and the all-time series, all from real data.

Win probability
42%
58%

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

The read
Model analysis · September 16 · refreshed weekly

SP+ separates these teams by just 1.3 rating points, Toledo at -4.9 (rank 85) over Temple at -6.2 (rank 89), and projects Toledo by 3.7 for a 59% win probability. The market prices the edge steeper: Toledo -5.7 with a 64% implied number, and the ProphetX exchange steeper still at Toledo -210 (68%) versus Temple +194 (34%). That spread between the model's 59% and the exchange's 68% marks Temple as the contract the numbers favor relative to price.

The unit ranks explain Toledo's lean. Its defense (#65) outranks Temple's offense (#73), while Temple's defense (#113) is the clear liability against a Toledo offense that itself rates only #110. The series is thin, Temple 0-1, with the lone meeting in 2015 going to Toledo 32-17.

Season context tilts the same way: Toledo projects 7.4 wins and 2.3% Playoff odds against Temple's 6.2 wins and 1%. Results are mixed for both. Temple handled Rhode Island 38-14 but fell to Penn State 9-27, while Toledo lost at Michigan State 20-30 before routing Central Connecticut 63-10. The total sits at 50.5.

Model and market both back Toledo, but the exchange's 68% runs hot against SP+'s 59%, leaving Temple the value side.

Matchup odds
Consensus line · 3 books
Spread
TOL -4.7
Total (O/U)
48.5
Favorite
TOL
Moneyline win probability (implied from the spread)

Real consensus line across 3 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
Temple1%-40 ptsvsToledo99%+40 pts
0%25%50%75%100%Temple favoredToledo favoredSep 12Sep 14Sep 16Sep 18Sep 20

Real daily prices from the market to win this game, shown as Temple's win price; Toledo's is 100 minus it (the same market's other side). Above the 50% line Temple is favored, below it Toledo 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+
#95SP+SP+: Bill Connelly's tempo- and opponent-adjusted efficiency rating, expressed in points above average.#87
#97FPIFPI: ESPN's Football Power Index, an overall measure of team strength.#52
1219EloElo: a rating that rises or falls after each game based on the result and the quality of the opponent.1646
-Title oddsDe-vigged consensus probability to win the national title, averaged across the prediction markets we track.-
TempleToledosolid = 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
Toledo lead 1-0
20152015
Head to head
Every meeting in our records
2015
32-17
Toledo
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How do I trade the Temple vs Toledo game?

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When do Temple and Toledo play?

Week 3 of 2026, on Sep 19, 2026 at Toledo.

Who is favored?

The model projects Toledo by 3.5 (58% win probability), from SP+ ratings.

What is the all-time series?

Toledo lead 1-0 over the meetings in our records.

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