Central Florida vs Temple 1/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Temple Owls (7-6) vs. Central Florida Knights (9-3)
January 5, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Central Florida Knights -11 / Temple Owls +11; Over/Under: +132
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The Temple Owls and UCF Knights meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Addition Financial Arena. The Temple Owls need a win after losing three of their last four games. The UCF Knights look for a win after winning five of their last six games.
The Temple Owls are averaging 67.1 points on 40.1 percent shooting and allowing 66 points on 39.7 percent shooting. Khalif Battle is averaging 21.4 points and 3.9 rebounds, while Damian Dunn is averaging 13.6 points and 4.9 rebounds. Tai Strickland is grabbing 2.7 rebounds and Jeremiah Williams is grabbing 3.9 rebounds. The Temple Owls are shooting 29.3 percent from beyond the arc and 68.6 percent from the free throw line. The Temple Owls are allowing 31.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.5 rebounds per game.
The UCF Knights are averaging 73.4 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 64.9 points on 40.9 percent shooting. Darin Green Jr. is averaging 15.1 points and 1.5 assists, while Darius Perry is averaging 11.3 points and 3.8 rebounds. Brandon Mahan is the third double-digit scorer and CJ Walker is dishing 1.6 assists. The UCF Knights are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 78.2 percent from the free throw line. The UCF Knights are allowing 28.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.8 rebounds per game.
The Owls are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Knights are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS loss. The under is 3-0-1 in Owls last 4 overall. The over is 5-2 in Knights last 7 games following a ATS loss. The favorite is 4-1-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The UCF Knights are a solid team, as they showed against Michigan, but their offense can come and go, and it allows opponents to hang around. The Temple Owls have offensive issues of their own, but they’re a gritty defensive team that allows them to compete nightly. We just saw Temple take Houston down to the wire on Sunday. This is a lot of points to give a physical Temple team. Give me the free buckets.
