GAME: #873 Temple vs #874 Tulsa
TIME: 1/3/2020 – 9:00p EST
SPREAD: Temple -2.5
TOTAL: 137.5
SPORTSBOOK: 5Dimes Sportsbook
The Temple Owls (9-3, 1-0) are set for an AAC conference matchup against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-5, 0-0) at the Donald Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday, 9 p.m. EST. In their last game out, Temple knocked off Central Florida by 4 on Tuesday, while Tulsa fell to Kansas State on Sunday by a score of 69-67. These teams met twice last year and split, with home teams winning on their own court.
TEMPLE OWLS
The Temple Owls are averaging 72 points per game on 42% field-goal shooting while shooting 33% from three-point land. The Owls are allowing 61 points per game on 36% shooting from their opponents on the defensive end. The Golden Hurricane is doing a good job at stopping the three allowing them to shoot only 28%. The Owls are forcing 14 turnovers per game while adding 6 steals and 4 blocks on the defensive end. The Owls will need to focus on defense in this game to beat this Tulsa team on their home court.
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are averaging 73 points per game on 45% field-goal shooting while adding an average of 6 three-pointers per game. Tulsa is allowing 68 points per game on 40% field goal shooting from their opponents which is their biggest weakness that they do not play much defense BUT on their home court they may not need to with their offensive numbers. Tulsa is forcing their opponents to turn the ball over 14 times per game while adding 8 steals and 3.5 blocks on the defensive end.
TEMPLE vs TULSA PREDICTION
Temple is coming off a big win against UCF which took a lot of energy for them to focus on New Year’s Eve. Temple has not prepared much for Tulsa however Tulsa has been preparing for them since their lost Kansas State on December 29th. Tulsa needs this win on their resume which will have Frank Haith preparing them well. This is the type of game that will have minimal defense and will be 100% offensive based and given Tulsa will have the home-court advantage they should have no problem scoring on Temple to pull off the upset in a high scoring game but you can take the points to be safe.
TRENDS
TEMPLE
- The Under is 5-0 in Owls last 5 games as a road favorite.
- The Owls are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games.
TULSA
- The Golden Hurricane are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 Friday games.
- The Over is 8-1 in Golden Hurricane last 9 Friday games.
- The Golden Hurricane are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games as a home underdog.
HEAD TO HEAD
- The Home team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
BETTING ANGLES:
Bookie Analysis: Tulsa +2.5 / Over 137.5
Fade the Public: Tulsa +2.5 / Under 137.5
Sharp Action: Tulsa +2.5 / no data
Bonus Play: Tulsa ML +125
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