The Temple Owls and Old Dominion Monarchs face off on Friday in a college basketball showdown at the Stan Sheriff CenterLet’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Temple vs Old Dominion prediction

Temple Looked Awful on Thursday

The Temple Owls faced off against Nevada on Thursday and they sure looked bad. Temple only scored 56 points while Nevada’s offense was able to put up 80 points. Hysier Miller was the top player for Temple putting up 18 points, five rebounds, and two assists. There were three different players that put up at least 11 points. Temple on the season is averaging 76.6 points while their defense is giving up 74.5 points per game. The defense hasn’t been great and they are going to need the defense to be better. Hysier Miller is averaging 18.2 points while shooting 33.5 percent from the field.

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Old Dominion’s Defense is a Problem

Old Dominion’s defense was an issue on Thursday. Old Dominion faced off against TCU and the offense scored 87 points but the defense gave up 111 points and that led to the defeat. Vasean Allette had a strong game for the Monarchs putting up 25 points, three assists, and five rebounds. On the season the Monarchs are averaging 71.2 points while their defense is giving up 78.1 points per game. In this game the defense is going to need to be better or this going to be a long game. 

Temple vs Old Dominion Betting Prediction

Temple is going to find success here. Old Dominion’s defense looked so awful against TCU and it’s going to be an issue again here. Temple is averaging 76.6 points per game and they are going to go well over that number here. Old Dominion’s offense is good, but they aren’t going to have their best game here, and that is going to be the difference here. Back Temple to cover the spread here.