2021 Week 11 Preview: Houston Cougars @ Temple Owls

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Time and Date: Saturday, November 13 at 12:00 p.m. ET

Network: ESPN+

Location: Lincoln Financial Field — Philadelphia, PA

Spread: Houston (-24.5)

ESPN FPI: Houston has 94.6% chance to win

All-time series: Houston, 6-1

Last meeting: Temple 59, Houston 49 — November 10, 2018

Current streak: Temple, 1 (2018)

Setting the scene

The presence of the Temple Owls is a welcome sight for Houston Cougars faithful. The matchup is reminiscent of the 2015 AAC Championship Game when Houston edged Temple, 24-13, to clinch its first and only AAC title en route to a New Year’s Six bowl bid. Fast forward six years later and the Cougars are back on track for…