Albany Great Danes (6-3) vs Temple Owls (5-3)
2023-12-10 19:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Albany Great Danes -6 -- Over/Under: 151.5
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The Albany Great Danes and the Temple Owls meet in college basketball action from the Liacouras Center on Sunday. Can Albany pull off another win to extend their current win streak? Or will Temple build some momentum with another win here? Let’s dive in and give out an Albany vs. Temple Prediction.
Albany Team Preview
The Albany Great Danes come into this one on the heels of a 5th straight win following a 98-59 win over subdivision SUNY Potsdam last time out. Sebastian Thomas leads the Great Danes in scoring and assists with 16.7 PPG and 4.3 APG along with 4.2 RPG while Amar’e Marshall has 16.1 PPG with 5.6 RPG and 2 SPG. Jonathan Beagle has 11.8 PPG with a team-high 8.6 RPG to lead the Great Danes on the glass while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Albany so far this season. As a team, Albany is averaging 78.6 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three and 68.3% from the foul line this season.
Temple Team Preview
The Temple Owls come into this one looking to build on their 85-55 win over subdivision Bloomsburg last time out. Hysier Miller leads the Owls in scoring and assists with 17.2 PPG and 4.4 APG while Matteo Picarelli has 12.8 PPG with 2.5 RPG and Jahlil White has 14 PPG and 8 RPG. Zion Stanford has 11.6 PPG with 4.3 RPG and Jordan Riley has 10.7 PPG with 5.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Temple so far this season. Steve Settle has 8.1 PPG and a team-high 6.9 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Temple is averaging 78.9 PPG on 39% shooting from the field, 30.8% from three-point range and 76.8% from the foul line this season. Temple is 5-3 in the American Conference with the same number of wins as North Texas, Charlotte, and Tulsa.
Albany vs. Temple Prediction
I’m on the under. I have no idea how we get to a total this high for this game. Sure, both teams have been scoring a fair bit over their recent runs, but these are two teams that still struggle to shoot the basketball from a percentage perspective and I don’t see that changing in this game. Give me the under here.
