Syracuse @ Temple preview

Syracuse travels to Temple on Saturday to close out the regular season schedule looking to roll off a third straight win. The Orange have won four of five after a 2-4 start and look good for a bowl bid for the second straight season following their 31-27 victory at Missouri last week. The Owls snapped a four-game losing streak last time out, pouring it on against Army in a 63-32 rout.

TV: 11 a.m. ET, ESPN2. LINE: Temple -7.5

ABOUT SYRACUSE (6-5, 4-2, Big East): The Orange enter play with a scoring offense that averages a Big East-best 473.3 yards, led by quarterback Ryan Nassib, and a conference best 309 passing yards per game. Receiver Alex Lemon averages 98.9 receiving yards and has caught seven touchdown passes, trailing only Rutgers' Brandon Coleman for tops in the Big East. On the defensive side, Syracuse boasts standout defensive end Brandon Sharpe, who ranks among the conference's best with six sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss.

ABOUT TEMPLE (4-6, 2-4 Big East): Senior running back Montel Harris leads the Owls and the Big East with 948 rushing yards to go with 12 touchdowns. Temple quarterback Chris Coyer is 54 yards shy of 1,000 on the season but fellow junior Clinton "Juice" Granger got the start against Army, tossing for 197 yards and a touchdown to go with 145 yards on the ground.

EXTRA POINTS

1. The Orange leads the series 25-10-1, The Owls took the last meeting 34-24 in 2004.

2. Temple coach Steve Addazio and Syracuse tight end Louie Addazio are father and son. The younger Addazio has not played this season after off-season shoulder surgery.

3. Syracuse will play its last regular season game as a member of the Big East before beginning play in the ACC next season.

PREDICTION: Syracuse 23, Temple 13