The Temple Owls visit Palestra to take on the Penn Quakers. Action starts at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 9.
The Quakers were blown out by George Mason 63-44 on Saturday. Despite the loss, Darien Nelson-Henry earned his third double-double this season with 10 points and 11 rebounds. The Owls are coming off a 76-60 loss against Wisconsin on Saturday. Levan Shawn Alston Jr. posted 11 points, five rebounds, and three assists.
Penn is a nine-point underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 133 points. The Quakers come into this game 4-4 Straight Up (SU) and 1-2 Against The Spread (ATS).
In the other locker room, the Owls head into the game with records of 4-2 ATS and 3-4 SU. The Owls convert their free throws at a high percentage, ranking 20th in the nation at .759. The Owls are the better of the two teams when it comes to assist-to-turnover ratio, ranking 10th in Division I at 1.68. Moving on to the Temple defense, teams don’t seem to hit many three-pointers against the Owls, who are 48th in the country in terms of three-point field goals allowed at 42 this season.
This is the first meeting of the season for these two. The last time they played, Temple came out on top, bringing its SU record to 9-1. The Quakers hold the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4.
Predictions: SU Winner – Temple, ATS Winner – Temple, O/U – Over
Notes
Pennsylvania is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Pennsylvania is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Pennsylvania is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Temple.
Pennsylvania is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Temple.
Penn averages 68.5 possessions per game, scoring 1.001 points on each possession. While Temple averages fewer possessions per game with 65.8, they score more points per possession with 1.058.
Penn has an average effective field goal percentage of 49.0%. Temple is a losing 1-2 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
On average, the Penn Quakers attempt 23.0 three point field goals per game and the Temple Owls attempt 23.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, Penn is 4-3, while Temple has a losing record of 2-4.
Temple makes 3.7 steals per game. When Penn allows 3 or more steals, the team has an even 4-4 record.
