It will be a battle between AAC opponents when the Temple Owls (7-4) welcome the Tulane Green Wave (7-3) to Liacouras Center. The game starts at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 28, 2017, and will air on ESPN2.
Temple opened as a 10-point favorite, while the game’s Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 148 points.
Tulane Green Wave vs. Temple Owls ATS Prediction
In the Green Wave’s last outing, they beat the South Alabama Jaguars, 77-73. The Green Wave made 19 of their 24 free throws (79.2 percent) and held the Jaguars to an offensive rebounding percentage of 16.7 (below their season average of 24.9). With 18 points on 5-for-6 shooting, Melvin Frazier led Tulane in scoring.
The Owls were blown out by the Georgia Bulldogs in their last contest, 84-66. Getting to the charity stripe was one of Georgia’s largest advantages. They had 39 free throw attempts, while Temple had just 13. Temple’s Obi Enechionyia put together a good game, leading the team in scoring with 27 points on 9-for-15 shooting.
Temple should be expected to protect the ball well in this contest. Temple ranks 27th in the nation at avoiding errors (turnover percentage of 16.1 percent), while Tulane forces the 73rd-fewest turnovers (17.6 percent).
Tulane is 7-3 straight up (SU), but they struggle covering the spread (3-4 against the spread (ATS)). Green Wave games have a tendency to finish under the total (71.4 percent).
Meanwhile, Temple owns records of 7-4 SU and 5-6 ATS. Contrary to Tulane, games featuring the Owls tend to go over the projected point total (63.6 percent).
After the Owls won both matchups against the Green Wave last season, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. In the most recent matchup, Temple won 86-76. Temple had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.474 vs. 0.349). Tulane, meanwhile, had a much better free throw rate (0.303 vs. 0.184).
Tulane Green Wave at Temple Owls Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Temple, ATS Winner – Tulane, O/U – Over
Notes
Betting Notes:
Tulane is 2-3 ATS on the road with 4 unders and 1 over.
At home, Temple is 1-3 ATS with 2 overs and 2 unders.
Tulane ranks 42nd in assists per game (16.6) while Temple ranks 190th (12.4).
The Green Wave rank 63rd in rebounds per game (38.4) while the Owls rank 184th in rebounds allowed per game (36.7).
Temple ranks 42nd in steals allowed per game (5.4) while Tulane ranks 139th (7.3).
The Green Wave average 5.6 blocks per game, which ranks 21st in the nation. The Owls rank 111th in blocks allowed per game (3.7).
Bettings Trends:
In their last five games, Tulane is 0-3 ATS with 2 overs and 1 under.
Temple is 1-4 ATS with 3 overs and 2 unders over their last five games.
The Green Wave have been outscored by an average of 2.6 points in their last five games. For the season, Tulane has defeated opponents by an average of 4.2 points.
During their last five games, the Owls have scored an average of 67.2 points per game (4.9 below their season average) and allowed an average of 72.8 points per game (1.8 above their season average).
