2018 Independence Bowl: Duke vs. Temple Preview & Prediction

Date: Thursday, December 27, 2018

Kickoff Time: 1:30 p.m. ET

Location: Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana

Watch: ESPN

All-Time Series: First ever meeting

Betting Lines: Temple -3.5, O/U 54

Duke is a difficult team to figure out. They started the season 5-1 with convincing wins over Army, Northwestern, Baylor and Georgia Tech. They also picked up back-to-back wins over Miami and UNC in Mid-November. That’s five wins against teams that are bowling this postseason.

And then, there were the last two weeks of the season. The Blue Devils were pummeled by Clemson and Wake Forest by a combined score of 94-13 in the last two games. Clemson has been waxing opponents for much of the season as…