GAME:  #631 Miami Florida vs #632 Temple  
TIME:    12/17/2019 – 9:30p EST
SPREAD:   Temple -2.5
TOTAL:      141
SPORTSBOOK:  5Dimes Sportsbook 

The Miami Hurricanes (6-3) are set to face the Temple Owls (7-2) as part of the Air Force Reserve Basketball HOF Invitational at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Miami beat Alabama A&M by a score of 88-74 on Saturday while the Owls pounded St. Joseph’s on Dec. 10, 108-61 on their home court.

MIAMI HURRICANES

The Miami Hurricanes are averaging 73 points per game while shooting 46% from the field and 39% from 3 averaging 7.8 three-pointers per game. The Hurricanes are allowing 72 points per game on 46% field goal shooting on the defensive end. Miami handles the ball well turn the ball over only 10 times per game but while on the defensive end they’re forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and adding 4.8 steals and 4.4 blocks per game. The Hurricanes are led by Dejan Vasiljevic with 14.9 points per game. 

TEMPLE OWLS

The Temple Owls are averaging 71 points per game while shooting 41% from the field. The Owls are allowing only 60 points per game on 35% field goal shooting on the defensive end. The Owls are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game while adding 5.4 steals and 4.1 blocks on defense.  Temple does, however, struggle on offense with turning the ball over 12 times per game and allowing 8.9 steals from their opponents which will work in Miami’s favor.  Temple is led by Quinton Rose who is averaging 14.7 points per game and 3.7 assists per game. Nate Pierre-Louis  Is averaging 8.6 rebounds 2.3 steals and almost one block per contest. 

MIAMI vs TEMPLE PREDICTION

These teams are both excellent defensive teams and are efficient scoring as well.  This is set to be a close game to the finish with Miami having the upper-hand with offensive and defensive production along with size and talent.  Expect Temple to come out sluggish after a week of rest and their above-average shooting performance in their last outing should have them coming back to reality on a neutral court. Miami should be able to win this game outright and cover the spread. 

TRENDS

MIAMI

• Over is 8-0 in Hurricanes last 8 Tuesday games.
• Hurricanes are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games as a favorite.
• Over is 4-1 in Hurricanes last 5 overall.

TEMPLE

• Owls are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight-up win of more than 20 points.
• Under is 5-1 in Owls last 6 games following a straight-up win.

BETTING ANGLES:

Data Analysis:  Miami +2.5 / Under 141
Fade the Public:  Miami +2.5 / Over 141
Sharp Action:    Miami +2.5 / no data

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