It will be a battle between AAC opponents when the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (13-10, 3-7 AAC) welcome the Temple Owls (17-6, 7-3 AAC) to the Donald Reynolds Center. The game will air on ESPNU at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 9, 2019.
Temple Owls vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane ATS Prediction
The last time the Owls played, they thoroughly outplayed the Connecticut Huskies, 81-63. The Owls had an extraordinarily low turnover percentage of 7.4 (better than their season average of 14.1), while the Huskies had a free throw rate of 0.145 (below their season average of 0.217). Temple was led by Quinton Rose, who put up 12 points and nine rebounds.
The Golden Hurricane lost to the Wichita State Shockers in their last game, 79-68. Wichita State’s rebounding was their biggest advantage. The Shockers had more offensive rebounds (13 vs. five) and total rebounds (33 vs. 26). Tulsa’s Jeriah Horne put together a solid performance, leading the team in scoring with 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting.
After splitting two games last season, these teams will meet for the first time this year. The Golden Hurricane won the last matchup 76-58. The Golden Hurricane made 23 of their 26 free throws (88.5 percent) and had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.552 vs. 0.393).
When considering effective field goal percentage, Tulsa should have a noteworthy edge. The Golden Hurricane defense ranks 73rd in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.481), while the Temple offense is ranked 209th in effective field goal percentage (0.505).
Temple vs. Tulsa ATS Pick
Basketball Pick: SU Winner – Temple, ATS Winner – Temple, O/U – Under
Notes
Betting Notes:
Temple ranks 104th in three pointers allowed per game (21.4) while Tulsa ranks 264th (26.6).
The Owls rank 16th in steals per game (8.8) while the Golden Hurricane rank 161st (5.7).
Temple ranks 77th in assists per game (14.7) while Tulsa ranks 152nd in assists allowed per game (13.4).
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).
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).
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