Bodog Beat

The MAC wants your attention. (AP Images)

Ohio and Temple are going at it Tuesday night on ESPN2; these may be a pair of 2-5 clubs, but handicappers know a quality matchup when they see one. The Bobcats are 4-2 against the spread this year and 18-11-1 ATS the past three seasons. The Owls are 5-2 ATS in 2008 after going 8-4 ATS in 2007.

This is only Temple’s second season in the MAC after two years in the wilderness as an independent. That makes Tuesday night’s matchup just the second ever between these two teams. Ohio won the inaugural game 23-7 as a 9-point home chalk. The Owls will be favored at home this time around.

Temple’s doing a very good job on defense, but scoring has been a problem with redshirt freshman QB Chester Stewart at the controls. The under is 12-2 in the Owls’ last 14 games.