The Temple Owls (17-6, 7-3 AAC) will be at the Donald Reynolds Center to clash against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (13-10, 3-7 AAC) in an AAC matchup. Action gets underway at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 9, 2019, and can be seen on ESPNU.
Temple Owls vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Betting Odds
In their last outing, the Golden Hurricane lost to the Wichita State Shockers, 79-68, while the Owls had no trouble getting past the Connecticut Huskies, 81-63.
Temple played a nearly perfect game. They had an extraordinarily low turnover percentage of 7.4 (better than their season average of 14.1) and a free throw rate of 0.218 (matching their season average). For those same stats, Connecticut was 14.9 and 0.145, respectively. Tulsa, on the other hand, had a better free throw rate (0.234 vs. 0.185). Tulsa rallied around Jeriah Horne, who finished with 16 points and six rebounds. Quinton Rose played a key role for Temple with 12 points and nine rebounds.
This was a highly competitive series last year, as the teams split their two games last season. The Golden Hurricane won the most recent contest 76-58. Tulsa made good use of their 26 trips to the charity stripe, making 23 of them (88.5 percent). Temple, meanwhile, was just 10-15 (66.7 percent). This is the first time these teams will meet this year.
Tulsa figures to have the edge on the defensive side of the ball. The Golden Hurricane rank 73rd in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.481), while Temple is 209th in effective field goal percentage (0.505).
Temple Owls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane Odds Pick
Prediction: SU Winner – Temple, ATS Winner – Temple, O/U – Under
Betting Notes:
- Temple ranks 104th in three pointers allowed per game (21.4) while Tulsa ranks 264th (26.6).
- The Owls rank 206th in rebounds per game (34.1) while the Golden Hurricane rank 247th in rebounds allowed per game (37.9).
- Temple ranks 29th in blocks allowed per game (2.5) while Tulsa ranks 66th (2.9).
- The Owls rank 16th in steals per game (8.8) while the Golden Hurricane rank 161st (5.7).
- Temple averages 14.7 assists per game, which ranks 77th in the nation. Tulsa ranks 152nd in assists allowed per game (13.4).
Bettings Trends:
- The Owls’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 4.8, up from 4.7 for the season.
- During their last five games, the Golden Hurricane have scored an average of 70.8 points per game (0.5 below their season average) and allowed an average of 77.4 points per game (6.3 above their season average).
